Jeremiah Dummer (silversmith)

Jeremiah Dummer
Self-portrait of Dummer
BornSeptember 14, 1645
Newbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony
DiedMay 24, 1718(1718-05-24) (aged 72)
Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
OccupationsSilversmith, painter, engraver
Known forFirst American-born silversmith
Children8, including Jeremiah and William
FatherRichard Dummer

Jeremiah Dummer (September 14, 1645 – May 24, 1718) was a silversmith, painter, and engraver from the Thirteen Colonies. He created the first paper currency in the Connecticut Colony, and his son Jeremiah Dummer was involved with the foundation of Yale University.

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