Freeman Cary
American educator
About Freeman Cary
Lived 1810 – 1888 (aged 78).
Freeman Grant Cary (7 April 1810 – 26 August 1888), was an educator in Pleasant Hill, Ohio. Cary attended Miami University and graduated with honors in the class of 1831. His brothers were William Woodward Cary and Samuel Fenton Cary. He started Cary Academy and was involved in the founding of Farmers' College. He was involved in the founding of the Ohio Female College.
Cary established and edited the agricultural periodical The Cincinnatus, which had wide circulation. He was a member of the Cincinnati Horticultural Society and became its president several times.
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American educator
When was Freeman Cary born?
Freeman Cary was born on 7 April 1810.
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Freeman Cary died on 26 August 1888.
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