(signed in by Geo. W. [George Washington] Smith)
Thursday October 31, 1850
Athenaeum
Religious
Science, Medicine & Exploration
Occupation: Inventor and Religious Leader
Residence: San Francisco [California]
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Volume 5
John Farnham Boynton, September 20, 1811 – October 20, 1890
John Farnham Boynton was an American inventor, scientist, and religious leader. He entered the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1832, when he was baptized by Joseph Smith. Boynton quickly became engaged in missionary work, and was chosen as a member of the first Quorum of Twelve Apostles, one of the Church's high-ranking bodies, in 1835. However, by 1837, Boynton was excommunicated from the Church over business and financial disagreements with other members of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles. Following his time with the Church, Boynton lectured on the natural sciences, and worked as part of a geological survey of California. He was also an inventor, and was contracted by the U. S. government during the Civil War to design torpedoes. Boynton held over 36 U.S. patents, including for a soda fountain and a portable fire extinguisher. He was also one of the first experts to examine the Cardiff Giant, a massive stone statue unearthed in New York, thought to be centuries old, but later determined to be a hoax.
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(signed in by Elisha Kane)
Wednesday October 31, 1827
Philosophical Hall
104 South Fifth Street, Independence Square, First Floor
Science, Medicine & Exploration
Military
Occupation: Naval Surgeon
Residence: U S N [United States Navy]
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Volume 2
Leonard Osborne, — October 5, 1837
Leonard Osborne was an American physician and naval officer. He entered the navy as a Surgeon's Mate in 1813 during the War of 1812 and was stationed in Maryland. In 1818 he was made Surgeon of the fleet in the West India Station. Osborne was killed in a stagecoach accident after being discharged in 1837.
(signed in by Ph. [Philip] Ricketts)
Wednesday October 31, 1821
Philosophical Hall
104 South Fifth Street, Independence Square, First Floor
Military
Other
Occupation: Naval Officer and Aristocrat
Residence: Bermuda
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Volume 2
Sir William Crisp Hood Burnaby, 1788 — 1853
Sir William Crisp Hood Burnaby was a British naval officer and aristocrat. He served in the Royal Navy beginning in 1809, rising to the rank of commander of the prison ship Ardent by 1814, and serving until the ship was put out of commission in 1816. It is largely unknown how Burnaby spent his days following his naval career, though records show that he purchased Canadian land in 1835, and died in Bermuda in 1853. The Record of Strangers indicates that Burnaby visited the Athenaeum on multiple occasions.
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