John Purdue (/pɜrˈduː/; October 31, 1802 in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania – September 12, 1876) was a famous industrialist in Lafayette, Indiana, and the primary original benefactor of Purdue University.
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“But I’m his poor shepherd, as plain you may see,
That am come to beg pardon for him and for me.””
—Unknown. King John and the Abbot of Canterbury (l. 99–100)