BIOGRAPHIES
The Twentieth
Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans
Biographies of Notable Americans, 1904
Source: Ancestry.com
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Description:
With more than thirty thousand entries, this encyclopedia
of important Americans spans the history of the nation
from the first arrivals in the 17th Century through the
end of the 19th Century. Rich in detail, each entry
includes a short family history and a record of the
important accomplishments of the individual.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Biographies of Notable Americans, 1904
[database online]. Orem, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 1997.
Original data: Johnson, Rossiter, ed. Twentieth Century
Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. Volumes
I-X. Boston, MA: The Biographical Society, 1904.
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LUTHER HALSEY
HALSEY, Luther, educator, was born in Schenectady, N.Y.,
Jan. 1, 1794; son of Luther and Abigail (Foster) Halsey,
and brother of the Rev. Job Foster Halsey, who was born
in Schenectady, July 12, 1800; graduated at Union in
1819; held various Presbyterian pastorates and church
appointments; was agent for the American bible and tract
societies; a professor at Marion college, Mo., 1835-36,
and died in Morristown, Pa., March 7, 1881.
Luther was graduated from Union in 1812, studied medicine, and finally theology under the tuition of the Rev. Dr. John Johnson of Newburg, N.Y. On Aug. 7, 1816, he was ordained pastor of a Prebyterian church at Blooming Grove, N.Y. He was professor of natural philosophy at the College of New Jersey, 1824-29; professor of theology at the Western theological seminary, Allegheny, Pa., 1829-36, and professor of ecclesiastical history and church polity at Auburn theological seminary, 1837-44.
He then served his old pastorate at Blooming Grove for several years; was instructor in church history at Union theological seminary, 1847-50; resided at Hammonton, N.J., 1850-70; and during the civil war was adjutant in a New Jersey regiment of volunteers. He filled the post of lecturer extraordinary in practical theology at Allegheny, Pa., 1872-77, and was professor emeritus, 1877-80. Washington college gave him the honorary degree of D.D. in 1831, and that of LL.D. in 1871. He died in Norristown. Pa., Oct. 29, 1880.
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