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| Pearce was married twice.<ref name="secondlucile"/> He had a son, ], from his first marriage, who became a Professor of History at ].<ref name="secondlucile"/> In 1904, he got married a second time to ],<ref name="brenauatlucile">{{cite web|title=Lucile |url=http://www.brenau.edu/lucile/ |website=Brenau University |accessdate=September 15, 2015}}</ref> the daughter of Confederate veteran Reverend George W. Townsend of ], in 1904 in ].<ref name="secondlucile">{{cite web |last= Clarke | first=Mitch |title=THE SECOND PRESIDENT PEARCE | date= August 13, 2013 |url=http://window.brenau.edu/articles/the-second-president-pearce/ |website=Brenau University |accessdate=September 15, 2015}}</ref> They had two daughters, Lucile and Emily.<ref name="secondlucile"/> | Pearce was married twice.<ref name="secondlucile"/> He had a son, ], from his first marriage, who became a Professor of History at ].<ref name="secondlucile"/> In 1904, he got married a second time to ],<ref name="brenauatlucile">{{cite web|title=Lucile |url=http://www.brenau.edu/lucile/ |website=Brenau University |accessdate=September 15, 2015}}</ref> the daughter of Confederate veteran Reverend George W. Townsend of ], in 1904 in ].<ref name="secondlucile">{{cite web |last= Clarke | first=Mitch |title=THE SECOND PRESIDENT PEARCE | date= August 13, 2013 |url=http://window.brenau.edu/articles/the-second-president-pearce/ |website=Brenau University |accessdate=September 15, 2015}}</ref> They had two daughters, Lucile and Emily.<ref name="secondlucile"/>Haywood was married first to Mary E. Matthews in Muscogee County, Georgia in 1892. His wife died in 1898. She is buried in Linwood Cemetery in Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia. | ||
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| H. J. Pearce | |
|---|---|
| Born | Haywood Jefferson Pearce 1871 |
| Died | 1943 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Psychologist, college administrator |
| Title | Dr |
| Spouse | 2, including Lucile Townsend |
| Children | 1 son, 2 daughters |
H. J. Pearce (1871–1943) was an American psychologist. He was the founder of Brenau College, and served as its President from 1900 to 1943.
Early life
Haywood Jefferson Pearce was born in 1871. He received a PhD from a university in Germany in 1907.
Career
Pearce purchased the Georgia Baptist Female Seminary in Gainesville, Georgia, in 1900 and renamed it Brenau College. He served as the President of the Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology in 1914.
Pearce acquired the Dare Stones in 1937 and believed they were real. However, he was discredited by 1941.
Personal life
Pearce was married twice. He had a son, Haywood Jefferson Pearce Jr., from his first marriage, who became a Professor of History at Emory University. In 1904, he got married a second time to Lucile Townsend, the daughter of Confederate veteran Reverend George W. Townsend of Mobile, Alabama, in 1904 in New York City. They had two daughters, Lucile and Emily.Haywood was married first to Mary E. Matthews in Muscogee County, Georgia in 1892. His wife died in 1898. She is buried in Linwood Cemetery in Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia.
Death
Pearce died in 1943.
References
- ^ Clarke, Mitch (August 13, 2013). "THE SECOND PRESIDENT PEARCE". Brenau University. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
- "Brenau At a Glance: History". Brenau University. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
- "Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology". Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- ^ "Lucile". Brenau University. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
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