1. Orrington Lunt was one of the founders of Northwestern University, Illinois, United States, and was known as the "father of Evanston" or the "discoverer of Evanston".
15 Facts About Orrington Lunt
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Orrington Lunt was actively involved with the Garrett Biblical Institute and the Methodist Church.
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Orrington Lunt was born in Bowdoinham, Maine on December 24,1815, the son of a merchant, William Lunt.
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Orrington Lunt descends from an Englishman Henry Lunt who settled in Newburyport, Massachusetts in 1635.
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Orrington Lunt began working at his father's store as a clerk.
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When he reached the age of majority, Lunt became a partner with his father.
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Orrington Lunt began his career in Chicago as a commission merchant, dealing in produce and grain.
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Orrington Lunt became a member of the Board of Trade.
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Orrington Lunt took a break until 1859 and worked as a grain merchant until 1862.
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Orrington Lunt invested in real estate, railroad, and municipal efforts.
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Orrington Lunt was a founder, a trustee, and president of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
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Orrington Lunt was treasurer and secretary of Garrett Biblical Institute.
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Cornelia Gray Orrington Lunt was born on March 19,1843, in Chicago and attended boarding school in Newburyport, Massachusetts and then the Dearborn Seminary and Chicago Central High School in Chicago.
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Orrington Lunt completed her education at a finishing school, Van Norman Institute, in New York City.
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Orrington Lunt's health began failing in late 1894 and he died after 10 days of illness due to heart disease on April 5,1897.