Edward Everett (1794–1865)
Everett's lectures and writings on George Washington raised approximately $70,000 for the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association's purchase and upkeep of Mount Vernon.
Edward Everett was born on 11 April 1794 in Dorchester, Massachusetts. A graduate of Harvard University, he worked as a Unitarian pastor in Boston before earning a PhD at the University of Göttingen—the first American to receive a doctoral degree. Everett then returned to Massachusetts to serve his alma mater as a professor of Greek literature, overseer, and president. His distinguished political career included stints as a U.S.
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