Lyttleton Morgan (1813 – 1895) was the first chairman of the board of trustees of Morgan State University, which was renamed in his honor (it was founded as the Centenary Biblical Institute).
| Lyttleton Morgan | |
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| Born | (1813-06-10)June 10, 1813 Bath County, Virginia |
| Died | February 28, 1895(1895-02-28) (aged 81) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Resting place | Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
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| Spouse |
Susan Rigby Dallam Morgan
(m. 1840; died 1887) |
Career
Rev. Morgan was "station-preacher" meaning that he generally traveled to different churches to preach the Gospel, without having a church of his own. He had preached at every prominent church in the Baltimore Methodist Episcopal Conference. Morgan also served as chaplain to the United States House of Representatives from 1851 to 1852. He was married to Susan Rigby Dallam Morgan, a poet of the Poe era.
Morgan State University, in Baltimore, used to be the Centenary Biblical Institute of the Methodist Episcopal, but was renamed in his honor in 1890.
References
- "Morgan State University - Brief History of Morgan State University". Morgan.edu. Archived from the original on 2009-06-21. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
- "Susan Morgan (Poe people)". Poe Society. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- "History of the Chaplaincy". Chaplain, U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- "Morgan State University". Maryland State Archives. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
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| Preceded byRalph Gurley | Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives December 1, 1851 – December 6, 1852 |
Succeeded byJames Gallagher |
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