James John Howard Gregory
James John Howard Gregory lived from 7 November 1827 to 20 February 1910.
He ran an important seed catalogue business which helped introduce vegetables now considered heirloom stock such as the Hubbard Squash and the Burbank potato. He also wrote se
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James John Howard Gregory lived from 7 November 1827 to 20 February 1910.
He ran an important seed catalogue business which helped introduce vegetables now considered heirloom stock such as the Hubbard Squash and the Burbank potato. He also wrote several books.
James was born in Marblehead, Massachusetts to James and Ruth (née Roundy) Howard.
As a child, he went to Marblehead Academy at 44 Pleasant Street in Marblehead, then went out of town to study first at Middlebury from 1846 to 1848, then finished his formal studies at Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts from 1848 to 1850.
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