Benjamin Hallowell (August 17, 1799 – September 7, 1877) was the first president of the Maryland Agricultural College.[1]
Benjamin Hallowell | |
|---|---|
 Benjamin Hallowell (c. 1850s) | |
| President of Maryland Agricultural College | |
| In office 1859–1860 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 17, 1799 Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | September 7, 1877 (aged 78) |
| Resting place | Sandy Spring Friends Meetinghouse cemetery |
| Spouse |
Margaret
(m. 1820; died 1876) |
| Relations | Arthur Briggs Farquhar (nephew) |
| Children | 3, including Caroline Hallowell Miller |
Early life edit
Benjamin Hallowell was born in 1799.[2] He went to school at the Westtown Boarding School.[2]
Personal life edit
Hallowell met his wife Margaret, the sister of William Henry Farquhar, at Westtown School. They married around 1820 and she died in 1876.[2] Together, they had three children:[2]
- Henry C. Hallowell
- Caroline Hallowell Miller, wife of Francis Miller
- Benjamin Hallowell
He was friends with Henry Clay.[2]
Career edit
In November 1819, he started his first official teaching position at Fair Hill Boarding School in Montgomery County, Maryland.[3] In 1824, Hallowell opened a boarding school in Alexandria, Virginia, where his nephew Arthur Briggs Farquhar would later attend.[4] His most famous student was Robert E. Lee who studied at the school for a month before entering West Point.[5]
Hallowell was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1854.[6]
On October 4, 1859 Hallowell was appointed as the first president of the Maryland Agricultural College. He would only accept the appointment on condition that the College not use slaves and he would not accept a salary. He helped to develop the College's curriculum, which included Ancient Languages, Modern Languages, Natural Sciences, English, and Mathematics. After one month of serving as the president, he resigned due to illness.[7][8]
Death edit
Hallowell was buried at the Sandy Spring Friends Meetinghouse cemetery.[2]
References edit
- ^ Callcott, George H. (1966). A History of the University of Maryland. Baltimore, Maryland: Garamond/Pridemark Press. pp. 54–67.
- ^ a b c d e f "Benjamin Hallowell". Alexandria Gazette. September 10, 1877. p. 2. Retrieved June 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hallowell, Benjamin (1884). Autobiography of Benjamin Hallowell. Philadelphia, U.S.: Friends' Book Association. pp. 45–46.
- ^ Hallowell, Benjamin (1884). Autobiography of Benjamin Hallowell. Philadelphia, U.S.: Friends' Book Association. p. 95.
- ^ Hallowell, Benjamin (1884). Autobiography of Benjamin Hallowell. Philadelphia, U.S.: Friends' Book Association. p. 103.
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- ^ "Benjamin Hallowell". University Presidents. University of Maryland. Archived from the original on August 13, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
- ^ Callcott, George H. (1966). A History of the University of Maryland. Baltimore, Maryland: Garamond/Pridemark Press. pp. 145–151.