Martin Brimmer
First director of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Martin Brimmer (December 9, 1829 – January 14, 1896) was an American politician and first president of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.2
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Born Dec 9, 1829, died Jan 14, 1896.1
Companies
- Museum of Fine Arts BostonFounder13
Early life and education
- Date not recordedHarvard University3
Martin Brimmer was born in Boston on December 9, 1829, the son of Martin Brimmer, Mayor of Boston. He started his studies at Harvard University and graduated in 1849.
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Career
Occupation: art historian, politician.6
- Date not recordedFounded Museum of Fine Arts Boston4
- Date not recordedMember of the State Senate of Massachusetts5
- Date not recordedMuseum director5
- Date not recordedMember of the Massachusetts House of Representatives5
He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1859 to 1861 and the Massachusetts State Senate in 1864. He was a presidential elector in the US election of 1876. He also served on the Citizens' Relief Committee following the Great Boston Fire of 1872.
He died in Boston on January 14, 1896.
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Personal life
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- 1WikidataMartin Brimmer on Wikidata
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- 14Wikimedia CommonsMartin Brimmer photo by Sarah W. Whitman, Public domain