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He graduated from Mount St. Mary's College (now [[Mount St. Mary's University]]) in 1817<ref>Edward Francis Xavier McSweeny. [https://books.google.com/books?id=atpEAAAAYAAJ&dq=Jerome+Napoleon+Bonaparte+Mount+St.+Mary%27s+College&pg=PA70 The Story of the Mountain: Mount St. Mary's College and Seminary]. Volume I, p. 70. Retrieved 22 November 2015</ref> and later received a law degree from Harvard, but did not end up practicing law.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=rPoUAAAAYAAJ&dq=Jerome+Napoleon+Patterson-Bonaparte&pg=PA341 Lamb's Biographical Dictionary of the United States], Volume I, p. 341.</ref>  He was a founding member of the [[Maryland Club]], serving as its first president.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Gunning, Brooke|author2=O'Donovan, Molly|title=Baltimore's Halcyon Days|date=2000|publisher=[[Arcadia Publishing]]|page=75|isbn=9780738506319|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oY9TN1vNoa8C&q=%22Jerome%20Napoleon%20Bonaparte%22%20%22Maryland%20Club%22&pg=PA75|access-date=15 July 2015}}</ref>
He graduated from Mount St. Mary's College (now [[Mount St. Mary's University]]) in 1817<ref>Edward Francis Xavier McSweeny. [https://books.google.com/books?id=atpEAAAAYAAJ&dq=Jerome+Napoleon+Bonaparte+Mount+St.+Mary%27s+College&pg=PA70 The Story of the Mountain: Mount St. Mary's College and Seminary]. Volume I, p. 70. Retrieved 22 November 2015</ref> and later received a law degree from Harvard, but did not end up practicing law.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=rPoUAAAAYAAJ&dq=Jerome+Napoleon+Patterson-Bonaparte&pg=PA341 Lamb's Biographical Dictionary of the United States], Volume I, p. 341.</ref>  He was a founding member of the [[Maryland Club]], serving as its first president.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Gunning, Brooke|author2=O'Donovan, Molly|title=Baltimore's Halcyon Days|date=2000|publisher=[[Arcadia Publishing]]|page=75|isbn=9780738506319|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oY9TN1vNoa8C&q=%22Jerome%20Napoleon%20Bonaparte%22%20%22Maryland%20Club%22&pg=PA75|access-date=15 July 2015}}</ref>


In November 1829, Jérôme Napoleon married [[Susan May Williams]], an heiress from Baltimore, and it is from them that the American line of the [[House of Bonaparte|Bonaparte family]] descended. They had two sons: [[Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte II]] (1830–1893), who served as an officer in the armies of both the United States and France, and [[Charles Joseph Bonaparte]] (1851–1921), who became the [[United States Attorney General]] and [[Secretary of the Navy]], and also created the Bureau of Investigation, which was later rechristened the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]].
In November 1829, Jérôme Napoleon married [[Susan May Williams]], an heiress from Baltimore, and it is from them that the American line of the [[House of Bonaparte]] descended. They had two sons: [[Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte II]] (1830–1893), who served as an officer in the armies of both the United States and France, and [[Charles Joseph Bonaparte]] (1851–1921), who became the [[United States Attorney General]] and [[Secretary of the Navy]], and also created the Bureau of Investigation, which was later rechristened the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]].


Jérôme Napoleon had refused to wait for an arranged marriage to a European princess, instead opting for the $200,000 fortune that Susan brought to the marriage. In an attempt to match the railroad heiress's [[dowry]], the groom's maternal grandfather, [[William Patterson (Maryland businessman)|William Patterson]] — one of the wealthiest men in [[Maryland]] — gave the couple [[Montrose Mansion and Chapel|Montrose Mansion]] as a wedding gift.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/stagsere/se1/se5/004000/004100/004190/pdf/msa_se5_4190.pdf|title=Maryland State Archives, Montrose Mansion and Chapel|access-date=February 25, 2013}}</ref> Bonaparte died in [[Baltimore, Maryland]], at age 64 and is buried at [[Loudon Park Cemetery]].
Jérôme Napoleon had refused to wait for an arranged marriage to a European princess, instead opting for the $200,000 fortune that Susan brought to the marriage. In an attempt to match the railroad heiress's [[dowry]], the groom's maternal grandfather, [[William Patterson (Maryland businessman)|William Patterson]] — one of the wealthiest men in [[Maryland]] — gave the couple [[Montrose Mansion and Chapel|Montrose Mansion]] as a wedding gift.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/stagsere/se1/se5/004000/004100/004190/pdf/msa_se5_4190.pdf|title=Maryland State Archives, Montrose Mansion and Chapel|access-date=February 25, 2013}}</ref> Bonaparte died in [[Baltimore, Maryland]], at age 64 and is buried at [[Loudon Park Cemetery]].

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Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Jérôme Napoléon "Bo" Bonaparte (also referred to as Patterson-Bonaparte,Template:Efn 5 July 1805 – 17 June 1870) was an American farmer, chairman of the Maryland Agricultural Society, and first president of the Maryland Club.[1] He was the son of Elizabeth Patterson and Jérôme Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon I.[2]

Biography

Bonaparte was born in 95 Camberwell Grove, Camberwell, London, but lived in the United States with his wealthy American mother, Elizabeth. His mother's marriage had been annulled by order of Jérôme's uncle, Napoleon I. The annulment caused the rescission of his right to carry the Bonaparte name, although the ruling was later reversed by his cousin, Napoleon III.

He graduated from Mount St. Mary's College (now Mount St. Mary's University) in 1817[3] and later received a law degree from Harvard, but did not end up practicing law.[4] He was a founding member of the Maryland Club, serving as its first president.[5]

In November 1829, Jérôme Napoleon married Susan May Williams, an heiress from Baltimore, and it is from them that the American line of the House of Bonaparte descended. They had two sons: Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte II (1830–1893), who served as an officer in the armies of both the United States and France, and Charles Joseph Bonaparte (1851–1921), who became the United States Attorney General and Secretary of the Navy, and also created the Bureau of Investigation, which was later rechristened the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Jérôme Napoleon had refused to wait for an arranged marriage to a European princess, instead opting for the $200,000 fortune that Susan brought to the marriage. In an attempt to match the railroad heiress's dowry, the groom's maternal grandfather, William Patterson — one of the wealthiest men in Maryland — gave the couple Montrose Mansion as a wedding gift.[6] Bonaparte died in Baltimore, Maryland, at age 64 and is buried at Loudon Park Cemetery.

Constitutional issues

It is speculated that Jérôme's prospective title is a reason the 11th Congress of the United States in 1810 proposed the Titles of Nobility Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would strip an American of his citizenship if he accepted a title of nobility from a foreign nation.[7] The amendment was not approved; at the time, it lacked the approval of only two state legislatures.[7]

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  1. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. ↑ Marshall, Bill, and Cristina Johnston. France and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History : a Multidisciplinary Encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, Calif: ABC-CLIO, Inc, 2005. "Jérôme Napoléon Bonaparte was born in England on July 7, 1805. Betsy and her son returned to Baltimore in September 1805. At Napoléon's behest, Jérôme married Princess Catherine of Württemberg in August 1807." - Page 162. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  3. ↑ Edward Francis Xavier McSweeny. The Story of the Mountain: Mount St. Mary's College and Seminary. Volume I, p. 70. Retrieved 22 November 2015
  4. ↑ Lamb's Biographical Dictionary of the United States, Volume I, p. 341.
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