Person merchant consul philanthropist
João Howard March
merchant · consul · philanthropist
American merchant and sometime US consul in Funchal, renowned for his philanthropy, including famine relief in 1846–47 as a member of the committee raising subscriptions abroad. He rebuilt the parish church of Santo da Serra and was honoured with a special gold medal.
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- Exhibition medals — Recipient of a medal for his services, described in his own entry.
- Protestant proselytism — Protestant foreigner who rebuilt the parish church of Santo da Serra, cited as an example of Protestant support for Catholic works.
- Famine in Madeira in 1846 and 1847 — Member of the committee that raised subscriptions abroad for famine relief.
- Foreigners — Foreigner praised for services rendered in Madeira in the first half of the 19th century.
2Chronology
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A Miguelist expedition under Colonel José António de Azevedo Lemos landed at Machico and occupied Madeira, proclaiming absolutism; Governor Valdez and liberal leaders took refuge aboard the British frigate Alligator.
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Madeira suffered the 'year of hunger', a famine caused by potato disease amid agricultural and commercial crisis, killing a large part of the population; João Howard March helped organise relief subscriptions.
3Places mentioned
Abroad