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Julius Hawley Seelye

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Julius Hawley Seelye

Birth
Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Death
12 May 1895 (aged 70)
Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
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Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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US Congressman. An 1849 graduate of Amherst College, he studied theology and graduated from Auburn Theological Seminary in 1852. He was ordained a minister in the Dutch Reformed Church and became a professor of mental and moral philosophy in Amherst College from 1858 to 1876. He was elected as an Independent to Congress and served a single term, from 1875 to 1877. Declining to run for a second term, he became president of Amherst College, serving from 1876 to 1890.
US Congressman. An 1849 graduate of Amherst College, he studied theology and graduated from Auburn Theological Seminary in 1852. He was ordained a minister in the Dutch Reformed Church and became a professor of mental and moral philosophy in Amherst College from 1858 to 1876. He was elected as an Independent to Congress and served a single term, from 1875 to 1877. Declining to run for a second term, he became president of Amherst College, serving from 1876 to 1890.

Bio by: Garver Graver

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  • Originally Created by: Garver Graver
  • Added: Apr 28, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36473197/julius_hawley-seelye: accessed ), memorial page for Julius Hawley Seelye (14 Sep 1824–12 May 1895), Find a Grave Memorial ID 36473197, citing Wildwood Cemetery, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.