Daniel Hand

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Daniel Hand
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BornJuly 16, 1801
Madison, Connecticut
Died1891
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUnited States of America
Occupation
  • Businessman
  • Philanthropist

Daniel Hand(July 16, 1801 - 1891) was a businessman and philanthropist from Connecticut.[1] He funded construxtion of Hand Academy that became Daniel Hand High School in Connexticut.[2] He established a fund to educate African Americans in the South.[2][3][4] He was born in Madison, Connecticut.[5]

References

  1. "The Phrenological Journal and Science of Health". Fowler & Wells. March 23, 1889 – via Google Books.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Daniel Hand: Merchant and Philanthropist". The Madison Historical Society.
  3. https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_Christian_Philanthropist/mqm6twEACAAJ?hl=en
  4. Education, United States Office of (March 23, 1917). "Negro Education: A Study of the Private and Higher Schools for Colored People in the United States". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
  5. Education, United States Bureau of (March 23, 1893). "Report of the Commissioner of Education Made to the Secretary of the Interior for the Year ... with Accompanying Papers". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.

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