William colgate quotes
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When William Colgate was born on 25 January 1783, in Hollingbourne, Kent, England, United Kingdom, his father, Robert Colgate, was 24 and his mother, Sarah Bowles, was 23. He married Mary Gilbert on 24 April 1811, in New York County, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in New York City, New York County, New York, United States for about 25 years. He died on 25 March 1857, in New York City, New York, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States.
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What’s in a Name? Colgate’s Origins and Evolution
“The story of Colgate’s early years is often confusing because of the variety of names used in referring to it,” the late professor of history and archivist Howard Williams ’30 wrote in his A History of Colgate University 1819–1969.
1819–1833: Baptist Education Society of the State of New York
Daniel Hascall, the Baptist pastor in newly incorporated (1816) Hamilton, N.Y. — inspired by similar efforts in New England, New York City, and Philadelphia — dreamt of creating a seminary in the “West” to prepare young men for the ministry. He and his friend Nathaniel Kendrick recruited other local clergy and laymen to the cause and on September 24, 1817, met in the parlor of Jonathan Olmstead’s home in Hamilton and approved the Constitution of the Baptist Education Society of the State of New York.
Thirteen men — six clergy and seven laymen, including the village’s founding fathers — were present at the meeting. After praying together and then affirming the Constitution — which had 13 articles — the men each paid an annual members
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William Colgate
William Colgate (Hollingbourne, 25 de janeiro de 1783 – Nova Iorque, 25 de março de 1857) foi um empresário anglo-estadunidense que fundou em 1806 uma empresa de pasta dental que posteriormente tornar-se-ia a Colgate.
Magnata estadunidense de origem britânica nascido em Kent, Inglaterra, fundador de uma pequena empresa novaiorquina em 1806, que viria se tornar a gigante Colgate-Palmolive uma das maiores empresas de pasta dental no mundo.[1][2][3]
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[editar | editar código-fonte]Nasceu na Inglaterra, em Kent, no dia 25 de janeiro de 1783. Ele era o filho de Robert e Mary Bowles Colgate. Seu pai, Robert Colgate por simpatizar com as colônias americanas e discordar da Inglaterra, resolveu mudar para os Estados Unidos em 1798.
Eles se estabeleceram em Hartford, Connecticut, em uma fazenda, o trabalho deles era duro.
Willian sempre ajudava o pai na fazenda e procurava sempre formas mais eficientes e rápidas de concluir o trabalho, mas ainda assim sua família não conseguia se recuperar financeiramente. Devido a ruína que atravessava seu pai se pro
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