| Jonathan Edwards | |
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| 1st 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 Samuel J. Wilson (acting) James I. Brownson (acting) |
| President of Hanover College | |
| In office 1855–1857 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas E. Thomas |
| Succeeded by | James Wood |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 19, 1817 Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Died | July 13, 1891(1891-07-13) (aged 73) Peoria, Illinois |
| Alma mater | Hanover College |
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Jonathan Edwards (1817–1891) was the first president of Washington & Jefferson College following the union of Washington College and Jefferson College.
Biography
Edwards was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on July 19, 1817. He graduated from Hanover College in 1835 and from Hanover's theological department in 1838. Edwards taught in Kentucky from 1838 to 1842 before becoming ordained clergy in the Presbyterian Church in 1844. 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.
On April 4, 1866, Edwards was elected as the first president of the newly unified Washington & Jefferson College. By the end of his presidency, the college was considering consolidating the two campuses, a direction Edwards supported. Edwards resigned the presidency of W&J on April 20, 1869 to accept a pastoral charge in Baltimore. He died in Peoria, Illinois on July 13, 1891.
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.
| Academic offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byThomas E. Thomas | President of Hanover College 1855–1857 |
Succeeded byJames Wood |
| Preceded byDavid Hunter Riddle (Jefferson College) John W. Scott (Washington College) |
President of Washington and Jefferson College 1866–1869 |
Succeeded bySamuel J. Wilson (Interim) |
