Isaiah H. Hedge

Isaiah H. Hedge (1812–1888) was a physician, businessman, abolitionist and philanthropist, who is the namesake and donor of Hedge Hall at Bates College in Maine.

Hedge was a lifelong Freewill Baptist and was a supporter of abolitionism before the Civil War[3] as a Whig and then a Republican.

Hedge also owned a drug store and medical partnership with Dr. Willard Chauncey, who married Hedge's only child, Ellen Augusta ("Nellie"), and they had three children.

After 1875 Hedge traveled for his health and wintered in an orange grove in Florida.

[5] Shortly before his death, Hedge donated $5,000 to Bates College for a chemistry hall which was named in his honor.