Charles Clinton Beatty

Charles Clinton Beatty

Charles Clinton Beatty
Born January 4, 1800
Died October 30, 1882
Spouse(s) 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 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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References

  1. ↑  Wilson, James Grant; Fiske, John, eds. (1900). "Beatty, Charles". Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.
  2. ↑  Wilson, James Grant; Fiske, John, eds. (1900). "Beatty, Erkuries". Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Brownson, James Irwin; Alexander M. Reid (1833). Memoriam of Rev. Charles Clinton Beatty, D.D.,LL.D. of Steubenville. Ohio born January 4, 1800, died October 30, 1882, and of his wife, Mrs. Hetty Elizabeth Beatty, born October 31, 1802, died July 5, 1876. J. J. Little & Co.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Gardiner Spring Plumley, ed. (1876). "The Rev. Charles C. Beatty, D.D., L.L.D., Steubenville, Ohio". The Presbyterian Church throughout the world. C.C. Wick & Co. pp. 707–708.
  5. ↑ Eaton, Samuel John Mills; Woods, Henry (1902). Biographical and Historical Catalogue of Washington and Jefferson College. Philadelphia: G.H. Buchanan and Company. p. 567. OCLC 2379959. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
  6. ↑ Eaton, Samuel John Mills; Woods, Henry (1902). Biographical and Historical Catalogue of Washington and Jefferson College. Philadelphia: G.H. Buchanan and Company. p. 281. OCLC 2379959. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Coleman, Helen Turnbull Waite (1956). Banners in the Wilderness: The Early Years of Washington and Jefferson College. University of Pittsburgh Press. pp. 143–149. OCLC 2191890.
  8. ↑ Eaton, Samuel John Mills; Woods, Henry (1902). Biographical and Historical Catalogue of Washington and Jefferson College. Philadelphia: G.H. Buchanan and Company. p. 414. OCLC 2379959. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
Religious titles
Preceded by
The Rev. Jno. Chester Backus		 Moderator of the 74th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (Old School)
1862–1863 		Succeeded by
The Rev. John Hunter Morrison