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James Boorman Colgate (March 4, 1818 – February 7, 1904), son of William Colgate and Mary Gilbert, was an American financier and member of the Colgate family, founders of the Colgate-Palmolive conglomerate.
Of the present generation it is “Jimmy” Colgate, son of James Boorman, who is the university’s pet. When he was graduated in 1884 the university was small, pastoral. Its enrollment is limited...
Conjointly with his brother, James Boorman Colgate, he gave large sums to Colgate University, which in 1890 was named in honor of the Colgate family. His son, Samuel Colgate, Jr. became the first head football coach at the school.
James Boorman Colgate became the county's largest landowner and prosperous businessman. He was remembered as a founder of the banking house of Trevor and Colgate and of the New York Gold Exchange.
James Boorman Colgate (1818-1904) President of the New York Gold Exchange & Founder of Colgate University
Another of William Colgate's sons, James Boorman Colgate, was a primary trustee of Colgate University (formerly Madison University). In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the B. J. Johnson Company was making a soap from palm oil and olive oil, the formula of which was developed by Burdett J. Johnson in 1898.
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COLGATE, James Boorman (1818—). An American financier. He was born in New York City, and received his first commercial training in the house of Boorman, Johnston & Co. He later established the banking house of Trevor & Colgate, afterwards known as J. B. Colgate & Co.
