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'''Rufus William Bailey''' ( |
'''Rufus William Bailey''' (April 13, 1793 – April 25, 1863) was the founder of Augusta Female Seminary (later [[Mary Baldwin College]]), in [[Staunton, Virginia]], and also president of [[Austin College]], in [[Huntsville, Texas]]. |
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Born in [[Maine]], Bailey graduated from [[Dartmouth College]] in 1813. He was ordained as a Congregational minister but later joined the [[Presbyterian Church]]. In 1842 he founded Augusta Female Seminary. After serving as principal for seven years, he resigned to become the Virginia agent for the [[American Colonization Society]]. Bailey was a prolific writer whose works include ''English Grammar'' (1853) and ''The Scholar's Companion'' (1856). |
Born in [[North Yarmouth, Maine]], to clockmaker [[Lebbeus Bailey]] and Sarah Myrick,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Jobe |first=Brock |title=Harbor & Home: Furniture of Southeastern Massachusetts, 1710-1850 |publisher=[[University Press of New England]] |year=2009 |isbn=9780912724683 |pages=337}}</ref> Bailey graduated from [[Dartmouth College]] in 1813. He was ordained as a Congregational minister but later joined the [[Presbyterian Church]]. In 1842 he founded Augusta Female Seminary. After serving as principal for seven years, he resigned to become the Virginia agent for the [[American Colonization Society]]. Bailey was a prolific writer whose works include ''English Grammar'' (1853) and ''The Scholar's Companion'' (1856). |
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Bailey became a professor of languages at [[Austin College]] in [[Huntsville, Texas]], in 1858. He served as president of the college from |
Bailey became a professor of languages at [[Austin College]] in [[Huntsville, Texas]], in 1858. He served as president of the college from 1858 until his death. |
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* [http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/BB/fba13.html Online biography at Handbook of Texas] |
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Latest revision as of 19:19, 30 July 2024
Rufus William Bailey (April 13, 1793 – April 25, 1863) was the founder of Augusta Female Seminary (later Mary Baldwin College), in Staunton, Virginia, and also president of Austin College, in Huntsville, Texas.
Born in North Yarmouth, Maine, to clockmaker Lebbeus Bailey and Sarah Myrick,[1] Bailey graduated from Dartmouth College in 1813. He was ordained as a Congregational minister but later joined the Presbyterian Church. In 1842 he founded Augusta Female Seminary. After serving as principal for seven years, he resigned to become the Virginia agent for the American Colonization Society. Bailey was a prolific writer whose works include English Grammar (1853) and The Scholar's Companion (1856).
Bailey became a professor of languages at Austin College in Huntsville, Texas, in 1858. He served as president of the college from 1858 until his death.
References
[edit]- ^ Jobe, Brock (2009). Harbor & Home: Furniture of Southeastern Massachusetts, 1710-1850. University Press of New England. p. 337. ISBN 9780912724683.
External links
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Johnson, Rossiter, ed. (1906). "Bailey, Rufus William". The Biographical Dictionary of America. Vol. 1. Boston: American Biographical Society. p. 184.- John T. Kneebone et al., eds., Dictionary of Virginia Biography (Richmond: Library of Virginia, 1998–), 1:287-288. ISBN 0-88490-189-0.
- Bailey, Rufus William from the Handbook of Texas Online
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