James Burrill Angell
b. January 7, 1829, Scituate
d. April 1, 1916, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Editor of the Providence Journal, 1860-'66; President of the University of Vermont, 1866-'71; President of the University of Michigan, 1871-1909; U.S. Minister to China, 1880-'81; U.S. Minister to Turkey, 1897-'98.
Angell was inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame in 2008.