James Pierpont (Yale founder)
- James Pierpont (Yale founder)
James Pierpont (born January 4 1659, Roxbury, Massachusetts; died November 22 1714, New Haven, Connecticut) was a Congregationalist minister who is credited with the founding of Yale University in the United States. In 1701, Pierpont, a graduate of The Roxbury Latin School and Harvard University, secured the charter for The Collegiate School of Connecticut, which soon thereafter took the surname of its benefactor Elihu Yale.
His daughter, Sarah Pierpont, married noted colonial minister Jonathan Edwards. His descendants also include U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr and financier John Pierpont (J.P.) Morgan.
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