Humphrey Pickard (10 June 1813 – 28 February 1890) was a Canadian Methodist minister, educator, and journalist. He was the first president from 1862 to 1869 of Mount Allison Wesleyan College (later known as Mount Allison University).
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| Born | 10 June 1813 Fredericton, New Brunswick |
| Died | 28 February 1890 (aged 76) Sackville, New Brunswick |
| Occupation(s) | educator and journalist |
Biography edit
Humphrey Pickard was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick on 10 June 1813.[1] He attended Wilbraham Wesleyan Academy from 1829 to 1831. He attended one year at Wesleyan University in 1831 before returning to Fredericton to become a businessman. In 1835, he became a Methodist minister and returned to Wesleyan University in 1837, graduating in 1839.[2]
From 1869 to 1873, Pickard was editor of the Wesleyan, a Methodist newspaper in Halifax.[2] He received a Doctor of Divinity degree from Wesleyan University in 1857.[2]
References edit
- ^ Simpson, Matthew, ed. (1878). Cyclopedia of Methodism. Philadelphia: Everts & Stewart. p. 716. Retrieved 13 June 2023 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c "Humphrey Pickard". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
- ^ "New Brunswick Divine Dead". Manitoba Daily Free Press. Sackville (published 1 March 1890). 28 February 1890. p. 1. Retrieved 13 June 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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