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William Tudor

American diplomat

Died when: 51 years 40 days (613 months)
Star Sign: Aquarius

 

William Tudor

William Tudor (January 28, 1779 – March 9, 1830) was a leading citizen of Boston, Massachusetts, sometimes a literary man, and co-founder of the North American Review and the Boston Athenæum.

It was Tudor who christened Boston The Athens of America in an 1819 letter.His brother Frederic Tudor founded the Tudor Ice Company and became Boston's "Ice King", shipping ice to the tropics from many local sources of fresh water including Walden Pond, Fresh Pond, and Spy Pond in Arlington, Massachusetts.


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