Bancroft, George, 1800-1891

LC control no.	n 50036519
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Bancroft, George, 1800-1891 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Biography/History note	George Bancroft (1800-1891) was a well-known historian and political leader in 19th Century America.
Birth date	1800-10-03
Death date	1891-01-17
Place of birth	Worcester (Mass.)
Place of death	Washington (D.C.)
Affiliation	Round Hill School (Northampton, Mass.) United States Naval Academy
Profession or occupation	Historians Diplomats
Found in	His Heeren's Ancient Greece. NUCMC data from LC Mss. Div. for Smith, B. Papers, 1702-1857 (George Bancroft) WWWA, 1607-1896 (Bancroft, George, historian, sec. of navy, diplomat; b. Worcester, Mass., 10-3-1800; s. Aaron and Lucretia (Chandler) B.; grad. Harvard 1817; m. Sarah H. Dwight, 1827; a founder of Round Hill Sch., Northampton, Mass., 1823; U.S. sec. of navy, 1845-46; est. U.S. Naval Acad., Annapolis, Md., 1845; U.S. minister to Gt. Britain, 1846-49; to Prussia, 1867-71; to German Empire, 1871-74; d. Wash., D.C., 1-17-1891) George Bancroft letter, [between 1811 and 1891] ( George Bancroft was born on October 3, 1800 in Worcester, Massachusetts. He attended Harvard College at thirteen. After graduation he traveled to Germany where he continued to study history and the humanities. He then published many works including the "History of the United States," and the "Discovery of the American Continent." He married Sara Dwight in 1827 and had two children. In 1837 he was left a widower. He then married Elizabeth Davis Bliss, also widowed, and had a daughter. In his later life, Bancroft was very politically involved. As a Democrat he pushed for the annexation of Texas, and fought against slavery. During this period he also served as Secretary of War. George Bancroft died in 1891)
Associated language	eng