About
American teacher and clergyman who was president of Adelbert College and Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
Before Fame
He attended and graduated from Harvard University in 1876.
Trivia
He was a member of the National Negro Committee in 1909 and supported the NAACP from 1909 until 1929.
Family Life
He grew up in New Sharon, Maine with his family.
Associated With
He signed a petition to US President William McKinley to mediate the conflict between Great Britain and the Transvaal and the Orange Free State in 1899.
