Eliot family (United States)
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The Eliot family is a formerly prominent American family hailing from Massachusetts. Long associated with Boston and Harvard University, the family are members of the Boston Brahmin class that histori
Bust of Charles William Eliot, President of Harvard University, at Eliot House on the campus
Charles William Eliot
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Charles William Eliot was an American academic who was president of Harvard University from 1869 to 1909, the longest term of any Harvard president. A member of the prominent Eliot family of Boston, h
Eliot family (United States)
…of American professional associations. The writer T. S. Eliot, considered one of the 20th century's greatest poets, was a member of the family, as was Charles W. Eliot, the Harvard president credited with transforming the institution from a provincial college to a renowned research university. The family's paternal…
Eliot, c. 1904
Eliot around the time of his arrival at MIT
With Booker Washington and other dignitaries
"Blueberry Ledge" – Eliot's cottage in Northeast Harbor, designed by Peabody & Stearns