What were the names of Samuel Howe's parents?

Answer 1

Joseph Neals Howe and Patty Gridley were the parents of Samuel Gridley Howe (November 10, 1801 - January 9, 1876).

Specifically, Samuel Howe's father was a leader in the economy and politics of 19th century Boston, Massachusetts. He made his money by owning ships and making cordage. He had a reputation as an anti-Federalist.

In fact, it was politics, not economics, that influenced the educational choices that Joseph Neals Howe made for his subsequently famous son. For example, he refused to allow the future leading physician to study at Harvard University, which he considered pro-Federalist. Samuel Gridley Howe therefore went from the restrictive environment of the Boston Latin School to the freedom of higher education at Brown University in neighboring Rhode Island.