DescriptionIllustrated colored postcard. The Statue is located at Seminary Place, College Avenue campus, Rutgers. It was a bronze statue donated by "his friends" in 1873, not long after his death. James Suydam was a benefactor of the Theological Seminary, and over his lifetime donated over a quarter of a million dollars. He was a business man and was the director of several large financial institutions. Suydam created two prize funds for seniors, one in compossition and one for best record in natural science.