"Petrie, George, author, history teacher, was born April 10, 1866, at Montgomery; son of George Laurens and Mary Jane (Cooper) Petrie ... grandson of George Hollinshead Whitefield and Mary Jane (Prince) Petrie ... and of George William and Mary Jane (Scott) Cooper ... great-grandson of George Petrie ... great-great-grandson of Alexander Petrie ... Mr. Petrie attended the public schools in Petersburg, Va., and the public and private schools of Charlottesville, Va. He was graduated from the University of Virginia, with the degree of M. A., 1887, and held the Virginia scholarship at Johns Hopkins university, where he was graduated in history and political economy with the degree of Ph. D., 1891. He entered on the profession of teaching as adjunct professor of modern languages and history in the Alabama polytechnic institute, 1887-1889, and after completing his graduate work, was recalled to the institute as professor of history and Latin. He has held the latter position since 1891, and became academic dean of the institute in 1908. He served as a member of the summer faculty of the George Peabody college for teachers, 1916-1917; is a member of the American historical association; of the Alabama Educational association; of the Alabama history teachers' association, of which he has served as president since 1915; is a Democrat; and a Presbyterian. He is the author of 'Montgomery' in 'Historic Towns of Southern States'; of articles on Gov. W. J. Samford and William L. Yancey in 'Transactions of the Alabama Historical Society'; of the 'Doctrine of Secession Historically Traced' and 'Alabama, 1819-1865' in 'The South in the Building of the Nation'; of an article on Yancey in 'The Library of Southern Literature'; and of numerous other articles on historical and educational topics in periodicals. Dr. Petrie is also editor of four volumes of 'Historical Studies,' the work of students of the Alabama polytechnic institute. Married: August 30, 1893, in Auburn, to Mary Barkwell, daughter of Gen. James H. and Charlotte Randolph (Meade) Lane ... Children: 1. Mary Cooper, b. May 1, 1900, d. June 30, 1901. Residence: Auburn."
--History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, Vol. 4
By Thomas McAdory Owen
Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1921. Page 1350
(https://archive.org/details/historyalabamaa03owengoog/page/n362/)
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"Father of Auburn Football" and coached first team in 1892. Author of "Auburn Creed."
--History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, Vol. 4
By Thomas McAdory Owen
Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1921. Page 1350
(https://archive.org/details/historyalabamaa03owengoog/page/n362/)
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"Father of Auburn Football" and coached first team in 1892. Author of "Auburn Creed."
"Petrie, George, author, history teacher, was born April 10, 1866, at Montgomery; son of George Laurens and Mary Jane (Cooper) Petrie ... grandson of George Hollinshead Whitefield and Mary Jane (Prince) Petrie ... and of George William and Mary Jane (Scott) Cooper ... great-grandson of George Petrie ... great-great-grandson of Alexander Petrie ... Mr. Petrie attended the public schools in Petersburg, Va., and the public and private schools of Charlottesville, Va. He was graduated from the University of Virginia, with the degree of M. A., 1887, and held the Virginia scholarship at Johns Hopkins university, where he was graduated in history and political economy with the degree of Ph. D., 1891. He entered on the profession of teaching as adjunct professor of modern languages and history in the Alabama polytechnic institute, 1887-1889, and after completing his graduate work, was recalled to the institute as professor of history and Latin. He has held the latter position since 1891, and became academic dean of the institute in 1908. He served as a member of the summer faculty of the George Peabody college for teachers, 1916-1917; is a member of the American historical association; of the Alabama Educational association; of the Alabama history teachers' association, of which he has served as president since 1915; is a Democrat; and a Presbyterian. He is the author of 'Montgomery' in 'Historic Towns of Southern States'; of articles on Gov. W. J. Samford and William L. Yancey in 'Transactions of the Alabama Historical Society'; of the 'Doctrine of Secession Historically Traced' and 'Alabama, 1819-1865' in 'The South in the Building of the Nation'; of an article on Yancey in 'The Library of Southern Literature'; and of numerous other articles on historical and educational topics in periodicals. Dr. Petrie is also editor of four volumes of 'Historical Studies,' the work of students of the Alabama polytechnic institute. Married: August 30, 1893, in Auburn, to Mary Barkwell, daughter of Gen. James H. and Charlotte Randolph (Meade) Lane ... Children: 1. Mary Cooper, b. May 1, 1900, d. June 30, 1901. Residence: Auburn."
--History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, Vol. 4
By Thomas McAdory Owen
Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1921. Page 1350
(https://archive.org/details/historyalabamaa03owengoog/page/n362/)
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"Father of Auburn Football" and coached first team in 1892. Author of "Auburn Creed."
--History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, Vol. 4
By Thomas McAdory Owen
Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1921. Page 1350
(https://archive.org/details/historyalabamaa03owengoog/page/n362/)
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"Father of Auburn Football" and coached first team in 1892. Author of "Auburn Creed."
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