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Thomas Hollis (1659–1731)
English merchant and a benefactor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other people named Thomas Hollis, see Thomas Hollis (disambiguation).
Thomas Hollis (1659 – January 21, 1731)[1][note 1] was a wealthy English merchant and a benefactor of Harvard University.
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