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'''Samuel Sobieski Nelles''' ([[17 October]] [[1823]] – [[17 October]] [[1887]]) was a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Methodist]] minister and academic.
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'''Samuel Sobieski Nelles''' (October 17, 1823 – October 17, 1887) was a Canadian [[Methodist]] minister and academic.


Born in [[Mount Pleasant, Brant County, Ontario|Mount Pleasant]], [[Brant County, Ontario|Brant County]], [[Upper Canada]], the eldest son of William Nelles and Mary Hardy who had immigrated to Canada from [[New York|New York state]] after the [[War of 1812]], Nelles was educated in local schools, the Lewiston Academy, the [[Frederica Academy]], and the [[Genesee Wesleyan Seminary]]. He attended [[Victoria University in the University of Toronto|Victoria College]] in [[Cobourg, Ontario|Cobourg]] from 1842 to 1844 and graduated from [[Wesleyan University]] in 1846, and there became a member of the [[Mystical Seven (Wesleyan)|Mystical Seven]]. He spent a year as a principal of the Newburgh Academy in [[Lennox County, Ontario|Lennox County]] before being ordained a minister of the [[Wesleyan Church|Wesleyan Methodist Church]] in Canada in 1850.
Born in [[Mount Pleasant, Brant County, Ontario|Mount Pleasant]] in what was then [[Upper Canada]], Nelles was the eldest son of William Nelles and Mary Hardy who had immigrated to Canada from [[New York (state)|New York state]] after the [[War of 1812]]. Nelles was educated in local schools, the Lewiston Academy, the [[Frederica Academy]], and the [[Genesee Wesleyan Seminary]]. He attended [[Victoria University in the University of Toronto|Victoria College]] in [[Cobourg, Ontario|Cobourg]] from 1842 to 1844 and graduated from [[Wesleyan University]] in 1846, and there became a member of the [[Mystical Seven (Wesleyan)|Mystical Seven]]. He spent a year as a principal of the Newburgh Academy in [[Lennox County, Ontario|Lennox County]] before being ordained a minister of the [[Wesleyan Church|Wesleyan Methodist Church]] in Canada in 1850.


In 1850, he was appointed professor of classics and acting principal of Victoria College. In 1851, he was appointed principal and succeeded [[Egerton Ryerson]] in 1854 to become president. In 1884, the school was renamed Victoria University and he would become its first chancellor and president serving until his death in 1887.
In 1850, he was appointed professor of classics and acting principal of [[Victoria University in the University of Toronto|Victoria College]]. In 1851, he was appointed principal and succeeded [[Egerton Ryerson]] in 1854 to become president. In 1884, the school was renamed [[Victoria University in the University of Toronto|Victoria University]] and he would become its first chancellor and president serving until his death in 1887.


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Latest revision as of 23:24, 25 March 2022

Samuel Sobieski Nelles
Born(1823-10-17)October 17, 1823
Mount Pleasant, Upper Canada
DiedOctober 17, 1887(1887-10-17) (aged 64)
Cobourg, Ontario, Canada
Occupation(s)Methodist minister and educator

Samuel Sobieski Nelles (October 17, 1823 – October 17, 1887) was a Canadian Methodist minister and academic.

Born in Mount Pleasant in what was then Upper Canada, Nelles was the eldest son of William Nelles and Mary Hardy who had immigrated to Canada from New York state after the War of 1812. Nelles was educated in local schools, the Lewiston Academy, the Frederica Academy, and the Genesee Wesleyan Seminary. He attended Victoria College in Cobourg from 1842 to 1844 and graduated from Wesleyan University in 1846, and there became a member of the Mystical Seven. He spent a year as a principal of the Newburgh Academy in Lennox County before being ordained a minister of the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Canada in 1850.

In 1850, he was appointed professor of classics and acting principal of Victoria College. In 1851, he was appointed principal and succeeded Egerton Ryerson in 1854 to become president. In 1884, the school was renamed Victoria University and he would become its first chancellor and president serving until his death in 1887.

References

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  • "Samuel Sobieski Nelles". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.


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