Edward Orton Sr was born in Deposit, New York to parents Rev. Dr. Samuel Gibbs Orton and Clara (Gregory) Orton. He was raised in Ripley, New York along with a brother and two sisters. Dr. Orton was married two times, and had two sons (Edward Jr. and Samuel Torrey) and three daughters (Clara, Mary and Lousia).
Orton graduated from Hamilton College in 1848 and went to study for the ministry at Lane Seminary in Cincinnati. He withdrew from the seminary due to eye problems (although he world become an ordained Minister in 1856), going on to the Lawrence Scientific School at Harvard to study in 1852 where he focused on geology.
Dr. Orton became a professor of Geology in 1856, teaching in New York until the early 1860s when he accepted a position at Antioch College in Ohio. He would later served as Antioch's President in 1872. In 1873 he began working at The Ohio State University in Columbus, serving as the first President and Professor of Geology. He stepped down as OSU President in 1881 but remained as a professor of Geology until 1883.
During his long career in geology, he served in a number of prestigious positions. In 1869 Ohio Governor Rutherford B. Hayes appointed Orton to State Geological Survey, of which he would become director in 1883. He was elected president of the Geological Society of America and was also president of American Association for the Advancement of Science when he died in 1899.
Dr. Orton reported the find of a fossil ground sloth in Holmes County, Ohio and in 1893, donated it, along with much of his personal collection to OSU... this collection lives on today as the Orton Geological Museum, housed in Orton Hall, which was named after him in 1891. After his death, his son donated funds and artwork for what would become the Orton Memorial Geological Library, also house in Orton Hall.
Despite suffering a partial stroke in 1891, Orton continued to be active in a number of scientific organizations and did work for State Governments in Ohio, Kansas and Kentucky. He was acknowledged as an expert in mineral resources and is considered to be one of the first to recognize the scarcity of fossil fuels which were being rapidly consumed by American industrialism.
Upon his death in 1899, he was eulogized by another famous citizen of Columbus, Ohio--- Dr. Washington Gladden (Find A Grave Memorial# 5193). This can be found in Volume 8 (1900) of the Ohio Archaeological and History Publications.
Orton graduated from Hamilton College in 1848 and went to study for the ministry at Lane Seminary in Cincinnati. He withdrew from the seminary due to eye problems (although he world become an ordained Minister in 1856), going on to the Lawrence Scientific School at Harvard to study in 1852 where he focused on geology.
Dr. Orton became a professor of Geology in 1856, teaching in New York until the early 1860s when he accepted a position at Antioch College in Ohio. He would later served as Antioch's President in 1872. In 1873 he began working at The Ohio State University in Columbus, serving as the first President and Professor of Geology. He stepped down as OSU President in 1881 but remained as a professor of Geology until 1883.
During his long career in geology, he served in a number of prestigious positions. In 1869 Ohio Governor Rutherford B. Hayes appointed Orton to State Geological Survey, of which he would become director in 1883. He was elected president of the Geological Society of America and was also president of American Association for the Advancement of Science when he died in 1899.
Dr. Orton reported the find of a fossil ground sloth in Holmes County, Ohio and in 1893, donated it, along with much of his personal collection to OSU... this collection lives on today as the Orton Geological Museum, housed in Orton Hall, which was named after him in 1891. After his death, his son donated funds and artwork for what would become the Orton Memorial Geological Library, also house in Orton Hall.
Despite suffering a partial stroke in 1891, Orton continued to be active in a number of scientific organizations and did work for State Governments in Ohio, Kansas and Kentucky. He was acknowledged as an expert in mineral resources and is considered to be one of the first to recognize the scarcity of fossil fuels which were being rapidly consumed by American industrialism.
Upon his death in 1899, he was eulogized by another famous citizen of Columbus, Ohio--- Dr. Washington Gladden (Find A Grave Memorial# 5193). This can be found in Volume 8 (1900) of the Ohio Archaeological and History Publications.
Edward Orton Sr was born in Deposit, New York to parents Rev. Dr. Samuel Gibbs Orton and Clara (Gregory) Orton. He was raised in Ripley, New York along with a brother and two sisters. Dr. Orton was married two times, and had two sons (Edward Jr. and Samuel Torrey) and three daughters (Clara, Mary and Lousia).
Orton graduated from Hamilton College in 1848 and went to study for the ministry at Lane Seminary in Cincinnati. He withdrew from the seminary due to eye problems (although he world become an ordained Minister in 1856), going on to the Lawrence Scientific School at Harvard to study in 1852 where he focused on geology.
Dr. Orton became a professor of Geology in 1856, teaching in New York until the early 1860s when he accepted a position at Antioch College in Ohio. He would later served as Antioch's President in 1872. In 1873 he began working at The Ohio State University in Columbus, serving as the first President and Professor of Geology. He stepped down as OSU President in 1881 but remained as a professor of Geology until 1883.
During his long career in geology, he served in a number of prestigious positions. In 1869 Ohio Governor Rutherford B. Hayes appointed Orton to State Geological Survey, of which he would become director in 1883. He was elected president of the Geological Society of America and was also president of American Association for the Advancement of Science when he died in 1899.
Dr. Orton reported the find of a fossil ground sloth in Holmes County, Ohio and in 1893, donated it, along with much of his personal collection to OSU... this collection lives on today as the Orton Geological Museum, housed in Orton Hall, which was named after him in 1891. After his death, his son donated funds and artwork for what would become the Orton Memorial Geological Library, also house in Orton Hall.
Despite suffering a partial stroke in 1891, Orton continued to be active in a number of scientific organizations and did work for State Governments in Ohio, Kansas and Kentucky. He was acknowledged as an expert in mineral resources and is considered to be one of the first to recognize the scarcity of fossil fuels which were being rapidly consumed by American industrialism.
Upon his death in 1899, he was eulogized by another famous citizen of Columbus, Ohio--- Dr. Washington Gladden (Find A Grave Memorial# 5193). This can be found in Volume 8 (1900) of the Ohio Archaeological and History Publications.
Orton graduated from Hamilton College in 1848 and went to study for the ministry at Lane Seminary in Cincinnati. He withdrew from the seminary due to eye problems (although he world become an ordained Minister in 1856), going on to the Lawrence Scientific School at Harvard to study in 1852 where he focused on geology.
Dr. Orton became a professor of Geology in 1856, teaching in New York until the early 1860s when he accepted a position at Antioch College in Ohio. He would later served as Antioch's President in 1872. In 1873 he began working at The Ohio State University in Columbus, serving as the first President and Professor of Geology. He stepped down as OSU President in 1881 but remained as a professor of Geology until 1883.
During his long career in geology, he served in a number of prestigious positions. In 1869 Ohio Governor Rutherford B. Hayes appointed Orton to State Geological Survey, of which he would become director in 1883. He was elected president of the Geological Society of America and was also president of American Association for the Advancement of Science when he died in 1899.
Dr. Orton reported the find of a fossil ground sloth in Holmes County, Ohio and in 1893, donated it, along with much of his personal collection to OSU... this collection lives on today as the Orton Geological Museum, housed in Orton Hall, which was named after him in 1891. After his death, his son donated funds and artwork for what would become the Orton Memorial Geological Library, also house in Orton Hall.
Despite suffering a partial stroke in 1891, Orton continued to be active in a number of scientific organizations and did work for State Governments in Ohio, Kansas and Kentucky. He was acknowledged as an expert in mineral resources and is considered to be one of the first to recognize the scarcity of fossil fuels which were being rapidly consumed by American industrialism.
Upon his death in 1899, he was eulogized by another famous citizen of Columbus, Ohio--- Dr. Washington Gladden (Find A Grave Memorial# 5193). This can be found in Volume 8 (1900) of the Ohio Archaeological and History Publications.
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