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Smithson, James,
Macie, Elizabeth Hungerford Keate
Smithson, Hugh, Sir,
Name Changes
James Macie Changes His Name to Smithson
Catalog:
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Title:
James Macie Changes His Name to Smithson
Date:
February 16, 1801
Summary:
James Lewis Macie (c. 1765-1829) changes his name to James Smithson. James Lewis Macie/Smithson was the illegitimate son of Elizabeth Hungerford Keate Macie (c. 1732-1800) and Hugh Smithson (1715-1786). After the death of both his parents, Macie changed his name to Smithson to acknowledge publicly who his father was. James Macie/Smithson was the founding donor of the Smithsonian Institution.
Citation:
Public Records Office, Great Britain
Year:
1801
Notes:
Macie began using the name Smithson as early as December of 1800 when he signed the Royal Society of London visitor register as James Smithson.
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Subject:
Smithson, James, 1765-1829.
Macie, Elizabeth Hungerford Keate
Smithson, Hugh, Sir, 1715-1786
Name Changes
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Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
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