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Elijah Barrett Prettyman

Born	(1830-02-20)February 20, 1830 Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Died	December 9, 1907(1907-12-09) (aged 77) Rockville, Maryland
Education	Dickinson College
Occupation(s)	Maryland State Superintendent of Public Instruction Principal, Maryland State Normal School
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Lydia Forrest Johnston (m. 1855)
Children	6
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Elijah Barrett Prettyman (1830–1907) was the second principal of Maryland State Normal School (now Towson University).

Biography

Elijah Barrett Prettyman was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania on February 20, 1830. He graduated from Dickinson College. He was a teacher and principal in Anne Arundel County for over 15 years. He later became the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and Principal of the Normal School.

He married Lydia Forrest Johnston on June 6, 1855, and they had six children.

A Democrat, he was elected clerk of the Montgomery County court and served for 22 years.

He died at his home in Rockville, Maryland on December 9, 1907.

References

^ Steiner, Bernard Christian, ed. (1907). Men of Mark in Maryland. Vol. I. Johnson-Wynne Company. pp. 291–292. Retrieved June 27, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
"Dr. Elijah B. Prettyman Dead". The Evening Star. Rockville, Maryland. December 10, 1907. p. 10. Retrieved June 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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Preceded byMcFadden Alexander Newell

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1890-1905

Succeeded byGeorge W. Ward

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