Jonathan Edwards (Washington & Jefferson College)
Jonathan Edwards (1817–1891) was the first president of Washington & Jefferson College following the union of Washington College and Jefferson College.[1]
Jonathan Edwards | |
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| First President of Washington & Jefferson College | |
| In office April 4, 1866 – April 20, 1869 | |
| Preceded by | John W. Scott (Washington College) David Hunter Riddle (Jefferson College) |
| Succeeded by | George P. Hays |
| President of Hanover College | |
| In office 1855–1857 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas E. Thomas |
| Succeeded by | James Wood |
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| Born | July 19, 1817 Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Died | July 13, 1891 (aged 73) Peoria, Illinois |
| Alma mater | Hanover College |
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Biography
Edwards was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on July 19, 1817.[2] He graduated from Hanover College in 1835 and from Hanover's theological department in 1838.[1] Edwards taught in Kentucky from 1838 to 1842 before becoming ordained clergy in the Presbyterian Church in 1844.[1] He served as pastor at various churches in Ohio, Maryland, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Edwards served as the fifth president of Hanover College from 1855 through 1857.[1]
On April 4, 1866, Edwards was elected as the first president of the newly unified Washington & Jefferson College.[1] By the end of his presidency, the college was considering consolidating the two campuses, a direction Edwards supported.[1] Edwards resigned the presidency of W&J on April 20, 1869 to accept a pastoral charge in Baltimore.[1] He died in Peoria, Illinois on July 13, 1891.[1]
References
- "Jonathan Edwards (1866-1869)". U. Grant Miller Library Digital Archives. Washington & Jefferson College. September 4, 2003. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012.
- The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. II. James T. White & Company. 1921. p. 124. Retrieved May 3, 2021 – via Google Books.