Henry Fowle Durant (originally Henry Welles Smith) (February 22, 1822 – October 3, 1881) was an American lawyer and philanthropist
Durant was born in Hanover, New Hampshire He graduated from Harvard in 1841, studied law, and subsequently practiced in Boston. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Hanover is a town along the Connecticut River in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. He underwent a religious conversion and became a lay preacher in Massachusetts and New Hampshire in 1864-75. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. New Hampshire ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common He contributed between one and two million dollars to found Wellesley College. Wellesley College is a women's liberal arts college, in Wellesley Massachusetts, that opened in 1875 founded by Henry Fowle Durant
Durant died from Bright's Disease at the age of 59. Bright's disease is a historical classification of kidney diseases that would be described in modern Medicine as acute or chronic Nephritis