Abner Jackson
Abner Jackson(4 November 1811 inWashington, Pennsylvania- 19 April 1874) was an American minister and teacher and President ofHobart CollegeinGeneva, New Yorkfrom 1858 to 1867 andTrinity CollegeinHartford, Connecticutfrom 1867 until his death, where he had originally studied and taught.[1]At Trinity in the 1840s and 1850s he was Professor of Moral and Intellectual Philosophy.[2]Whilst president of Hobart he was responsible for changing the name from Hobart Free College to honor its original founder, BishopJohn Henry Hobart,and was responsible for much fundraising. In 1863, he raised the funds to build the St. John's Chapel.[1]
In 1872, Jackson visited Britain, seeking models and an architect, for a planned new campus for the Trinity College.[3]William Burgeswas chosen and he drew up a four-quadrangled masterplan, in his Early French style. Jackson was also on the Standing Committee of theDiocese of Connecticut.[4]He died in 1874, leaving a considerable collection of books to the Hobart College.[1] He married Emily Ellsworth in Hartford on 27 April 1840.[5]
References
[edit]- ^abc"HWS:Past Presidents".Hobart and William Smith Colleges.Retrieved22 May2012.
- ^Episcopal Church (1851).Constitution and canons for the government the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America.Printed for the Convention. p. 409.Retrieved22 May2012.
- ^Crook, J. Mordaunt (1981).William Burges and the High Victorian Dream.John Murray. pp. 243–4.ISBN978-0-7195-3822-3.
- ^The Churchman's year book, with kalender for the year of grace...Church Press Co. 1871. p. 109.Retrieved22 May2012.
- ^"Rev. Dr. Abner Jackson DD LLD (I8882)".Stanford University.Retrieved22 May2012.
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