Josiah Quincy I

Colonel Josiah Quincy I (1710–1784) was an American merchant, planter, soldier, and politician. He was the son of Colonel Edmund Quincy III and Dorothy Flynt Quincy. He was named after his grandfather, Reverend Josiah Flynt. After graduating from Harvard in 1728, he returned to Braintree, Massachusetts. In 1735 he moved to Boston and engaged in commerce and shipbuilding. He returned to Braintree in 1748. Josiah was an American Patriot and supporter. He wrote to General George Washington about British troop movements and was a friend of Benjamin Franklin.