The Biographical Dictionary of America/Angell, George Thorndike

ANGELL, George Thorndike, philanthropist, was born in Southbridge, Mass., June 5, 1823; son of the Rev. George and Rebecca (Thorndike) Angell. He was graduated from Dartmouth college in 1846; attended Harvard law school, 1850-'51, and practised in Boston, Mass., from 1851. He was a founder of the Massachusetts society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, 1864; of the American humane education society, 1889, and of the Parent American band of mercy and was made president of all three. He promoted the organization of the Ladies' humane educational society, London, England, and established the Illinois humane society. He was made a director of the American social science association. He founded and edited Our Dumb Animals from 1868, distributing 250,000 copies of its first issue and over 2,000,000 copies of "Black Beauty."