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a Presbyterian minister, was born at Brattleboro', Vermont, April 9, 1793. He was educated at Middlebury College, studied theology privately, and was licensed by Hopewell Presbytery in 1820. He never had any pastoral charge, but preached often in Atlanta, Georgia, and was for thirty years president of Georgia University, resigning in 1859. He died at his residence in Atlanta, May 18, 1862. He was a man of sterling worth and ardent piety, and an excellent teacher. See Wilson, Presb. Hist. Almanac, 1866, page 351.