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Elihu Yale (5 April 1649 – 8 July 1721) was an American merchant and philanthropist, Governor of the East India Company settlement in Fort St. George, at Madras and a benefactor of the Collegiate School in the Colony of Connecticut, which in 1718 was renamed Yale College in his honor. == Life == Born to David Yale (1613–1690) and Ursula, he was the grandson of Ann Lloyd (1591–1659), who after the death of her first husband, Thomas Yale (1587–1619) in Chester, Cheshire, England, married Governor Theophilus Eaton (1590–1658) of New Haven Colony. Yale's ancestry can be traced back to the family estate at Plas yn Iâl near the village of Llandegla, Denbighshire, Wales.〔Henry Davidson Love (Indian Records Series Vestiges of Old Chennai 1640-1800 ) Mittal Publications〕 The name Yale is the English spelling of the Welsh place name, Iâl. For 20 years, Yale served the British East India Company, and he became the second governor of Fort St. George, the company's post at Madras (now Chennai)), India, in 1687, after Streynsham Master. Yale was instrumental in the development of the Government General Hospital, housed at Fort St. George.〔(Madras Medical College History )〕 Yale amassed a fortune while working for the company, largely through secret contracts with Madras merchants, against the East India Company's directive. By 1692, Elihu Yale's repeated flouting of East India Company regulations and growing embarrassment at his illegal profiteering resulted in his being relieved of the post of governor. Yale returned to London in 1699, and resided at Plas Grono, near Wrexham, a mansion bought by his father. Yale then spent liberally the considerable wealth he had accumulated.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Elihu Yale」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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