Charles Clinton Beatty
Charles Clinton Beatty | |
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 Charles Clinton Beatty | |
| Born | January 4, 1800 |
| Died | October 30, 1882 (aged 82) |
| Spouse | Hetty Elizabeth Beatty |
| Church | Presbyterian |
| Ordained | January 1822 by Presbytery of New Brunswick |
Offices held | Founder of Steubenville Female Seminary |
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Charles Clinton Beatty was a Presbyterian minister, seminary founder, and academic philanthropist.
He was born on January 4, 1800 in Princeton, New Jersey. His grandfather, Charles Beatty,[1] was a Presbyterian minister, and his father, Erkuries Beatty,[2] was an officer during the Revolutionary War.[3][4] Beatty was of Scotch Irish descent.[3] He attended College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), and its Seminary (now Princeton Theological Seminary).[4]
Beatty was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of New Brunswick in January 1822.[4] He was elected Moderator of the General Assembly in May 1862.[4] He was a director and professor at Western Theological Seminary (now Pittsburgh Theological Seminary).[4] In 1829, he and his wife founded the Steubenville Female Seminary in Steubenville, Ohio and he was superintendent.[4]
In 1861, he received an honorary degree from Washington College.[5] He was elected trustee of Washington College on September 1, 1863.[6]
On November 6, 1863, Beatty, offered $50,000 to entice ailing Washington College and Jefferson schools to unify.[7] Beatty had a number of familiar and social connections to Washington College, including a stint in leadership of the Synod of Wheeling.[7] This inducement was enough to encourage the schools to unify as Washington & Jefferson College.[7] On April 12, 1865, he was elected trustee of the unified Washington & Jefferson College, a position he held until his death.[8]
He died on October 30, 1882.[3]
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- 1800 births
- 1882 deaths
- Princeton Theological Seminary alumni
- Princeton University alumni
- Washington & Jefferson College trustees
- People from Princeton, New Jersey
- People from Steubenville, Ohio
- Presbyterian Church in the United States of America ministers
- 19th-century American Presbyterian ministers
- Christian clergy from New Jersey
- Religious leaders from Ohio
- Moderators of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America