1856
A minister completed his Union Theological Seminary course in 1856, was ordained, and was called to the pastorate of a Milton church, becoming principal of the school there.
The evidence
“He then resigned the pastoral charge of the church and became permanently connected with the school as the principal. He had fitted himself for college at De Ruyter Institute ; graduated at Union College in 1853, and completed the full course of studies at Union Theological Seminary, New York city, in 1856. From that time on till his death on May 20, 1902, a period of forty-four years, he was the president of the academy and of the college, and the history of the school for this almost a half century is in reality a part of his biography ; a part, because his life was even more extended than that of the school, for he was one year a member of the Wisconsin legislature, for four years the superintendent of public instruction, and for nine years a member of the state board of regents of the normal schools.”
1908-brown-rock-county/15-colleges.md, Vol. 1, PDF p. 348 / book p. 319
Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.
Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources
On the printed page (Vol. 1, PDF p. 348 / book p. 319) · open the whole page “Upon graduating from college, he decided to engage in the work of the Gospel ministry, and thereupon he entered Union Theological Seminary, New York City, where he completed the three years' course of study. Immediately after leaving the Seminary, in 1856, he was called to the pastorate of a church in Milton, Rock Co., Wis. This Church belongs to the denomination known as Seventh- Day Baptists, with which he has been connected since he was 14 years of age.”
1879-history-of-rock-county/25-bios-milton.md, PDF p. 827 / book p. 831
Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.
Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources
On the printed page (PDF p. 827 / book p. 831) · open the whole page
