H. H. Hunnewell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

H. H. Hunnewell

American banker

Date of Birth: 27-Jul-1810

Place of Birth: Watertown, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 20-May-1902

Profession: banker, botanist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Horatio Hollis Hunnewell (July 27, 1810 – May 20, 1902), was a railroad financier, philanthropist, amateur botanist, and one of the most prominent horticulturists in America in the nineteenth century.
Mr.
Hunnewell was a partner in the private banking firm of Welles & Co.
Paris, France controlled by his in-laws which specialized in trade finance between the two countries.
Practicing horticulture for nearly six decades on his estate in Wellesley, Massachusetts, he was perhaps the first person to cultivate and popularize rhododendrons in the United States.