Hampden Sydney College - Kaleidoscope Yearbook (Hampden Sydney, VA)

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MOSES DRURY HOGE, D. D., LL. D. Divi11e. Hampden-Sidney, Va. Born 1819. E11tered Hampden-Sidney College 1857. Philanthropic Society. Graduated 1839. l'nion Theological Seminary 1840-43. Second Presbyterian Cl1urcl1, Richmond, Virginia, since 1845. In 1861 he ran the Charleston block- ade alld procured 300.000 copies of the Scriptures for the Confederate soldiers. He was a delegate to the International Assemblies at New York, 1873, and Copenhagen, 1884. Also the delegate to the National meeting in Boston, 1989, alld to the Pan-Presbyterian. Edinburgh. 13771 London, 1888. Ill 1895 he cele- brated the fiftieth anniversary of his pastorate in RiCill'1'10l1d.-f0llll50ll'S Univ. Cydop. VVILLIAM MAXVVELL. Lawyer and Author. . . Norfolk, Va. Bor11 Feb. 27, 1784. Graduated at Yale. Admitted to the Virginia Bar ISOS. Member of the Virginia Legislature. President ofHan1pden-Sidney College 1834-1844. Died ill Richmond, Va.,jau. 9th, 1857.-Library qf.-liner. Liiera- lure. CH ARLES SCOTT VENABLE. Educator. . . Pr. Edward, Va. Bor11 QIIQIISZJI . Entered Hampden-Sidney College 1839. Philanthropic Society. Took ALB.. 1842. Professor of Mathematics ut Hampden-Sidney Col- lege 3 Professor of Natiiral Philosophy at the University of Georgia, a11d at pres- ent fills the chair of Mathematics at University of Virginia. Author of n1a11y text-books on Mathematics. ROGER ATKINSON PRYOR, LL. D ..... Virginia. Bor11 1829. Entered Hampden-Sidney College 1844. Union Society. Gradu- ated with A. B. i11 1846. Univ. of Virginia 1846-48, where he studied law. Edited at Petersburg the S01lfhSl-lf? Democrat t185ol. Special, Minister to Greece 1853. Editor Rifhmond Enquirer 1854-57. Editor and proprietor of The Sozzfh 1858-59. Democrat in House of Representatives 1859-61. I11 the Confed- erate Congress, leading secessionist. and with Edmund Rutiin fired the first gun at Ft. Sumpter, 1861. Brig. General of Confederate States Army. Cap- tured 1864. Leading lawyer in New York, since the war. Appointed by Gov. Hill, judge of the COIIIIIIOH Court of Appeals, New York, 1890. Eloquent and distinguished orator. LL. D. conferred by Hampden-Sidziey.-Appl4'lon's Amer. Bing. PATRICK SPARROVV, D. D. Presbyterian Divine. North Carolina. Born 1802. Educated at Bethel Academy, S. Carolina, a11d after some private study he was licensed by Bethel Presbytery 118261. Served as pastor to Unity Church and Salisbury Churches, N. Carolina. O11e of the founders of Davidson College. N. Carolina, where he served as first Professor of Languages, lllltil IS4O, when he accepted the call to College Church, Prince Edward Co., Va. XVhile preaching here he was elected to the Presidency of Hampden-Sidney College, which he resigned September, 1847. Later he removed to Florida and Alabama, where he re111ai11ed u11til his death, Nov. IOl.i1, 1867.-Clyfop. cyf Eccles. Lil. RICHARD NICILXVAINE, D. D. Educator a11d Divine. Petersburg, Va. Boriia-fmoflggq' . Entered Hampden-Sidney College, 1850. Graduated 18531 Philanthropic Society, University of Virginia, lS53'55Q l'nion Theo- logical Seminary, 1855-57. Licensed to preach 1857. Pastor of Amelia Church, 18 2.124-JW fx-,,..

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D XNIIEL LYNN CARROLL, D. D., Divine. . - . . Penn. Born Fayette Co., Pa., May IO, 1797. Died Nov. 23, ISSI. Graduated at jefferson College, I'a. ISZS. Licensed to preach IS26 D. D. received from the Univ. of New York. Minister at Litchfield 1lS27f2Ql and Brooklyn 1lS29-351. President at Hampden Sidney from 1835 to 1838. He tl1e11 accepted a pastorate in Phila- delphia. and later acted as Sec'y to the New York Colonization Society. He published numerous addresses and tracts.--Ci1'z'l0.15. LJ E4'1'lf'5, Lif. ROBERT LEWIS DABNEY, D. D., LL. D., Educator and Author. Louisa, Va. Bor11 March 5, 1820. Entered Hampden-Sidney IS36. I'l1ilanthropic Society. Took A. M. from the Univ. of Va.1 D. D. was conferred by Hampden-Sidney 118531 and LL. D. by both Hanipclen-Sidney and the Southwest Presbyterian Univ. i11 1377. Pastor to the Tiukling Spring Church 118471, and in 1855 he became Prof. of Church History i11 the Union Theol. Seminary, and Prof. of Theology in 581116, 1869. Ill 1883 he became Prof. of philosophy, mental, moral and political sciences in the Texas University. ln IS6I he was a chaplain i11 the Confederate Army, in IR62 he became chief-of-staff of the Second Corps under Gen'l T.j.-Iackson. Author of Life of Gen'l T. J. jackson, A Defense of Virginia and the South, Sensualistic Philosophy of the 19th Cent. Examined, etc., PIC.-f.gChtlf7:HL,I'S0g Enfyrlojv. JOHN VVILLIAM DRAPER, M. D., LL. D., Chemist and Author, Liverpool. Eng. Born May 5, 1811, Educated at the University of London and emigrated to the United States in 1833. Took M. D. at the Univ. of Pa. 118363. Professor of Chemistry a11d Physiology at Hampden-Sidney from 1856 tQ1LS39Q and then became Prof. of Chemistry in the University of New York. 1839 fat Hampden- Siduey College in old labratoryl he took the Hrst photographic portrait ever taken from life. He discovered many of the fundamental facts of spectrum analysis. These he began at Hampden-Sidney also, and published them from 1841-50. He was the author of numerous books and monograms on Math., Chemistry and Optics. He died at Hastings on the Hudson, N. Y., jan. 2. 1882. -jolzusazfr Uzziversal' Cyflop. THOS. S. BOCOCK, Statesman, .... Apponiattox, Va. Born 1815. Entered Hampden-Sidney College 1837. Union Society. Graduated 1838. Studied law and practiced at Appomattox, Va. Was State attorney 1845-46. House of Delegates of Va. From 18.16 until the war he sat continually in the House of Representatives. Elected speaker of the Confederate House, Feb. 18, 1862.-Applelonk Qifflopedzlz. JNO W. STEVENSON. Statesman, . . . Richmond, Ya. Son of Andrew Stevenson, born 1819. Educated at Hampden-Sidney College and the University of Virginia. Settled asa lawyer in Covington, Ky., 1841. Kentucky Legislature 18.15-47. Leader in State Constitutional Convention 1849. Member of the Democratic National Committee, 1848-52456. Member of C011- gress, 1851-61. Acting Governor of Kentucky 1867-68, Governor 1868-72.- Drake? Diff. of Amer. Biog. 17 N. V

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A. XV Virginia, 1858-61. Chaplain and Lieutenant 44th Virginia Volunteers, C. S. A. 1861-65. Pastor in Farn1vi1let18b5-7op, Lynchburg 11870-721. Secretary 11f'H011l6 and Foreign Missions 1872-82, of Home Missions 1882-83. President of Hampa den-Sidney College since 1883. -.-lpplelazfs 4-lllIA'I'. lfmg. tirflop. . PITZER, Divine and Author. . Entered llampdeu-Sidney College. ISSI. Union Society. Graduated 1854. Professor in Howard University, at Washington. Pastor Central Presbyterian Church, XVashington, D. C., since IS64. He is the author not only of many contributions to denominational literature, but also of several works.-.-lfbplrlivzlv Clrrop. ty' .-liner. Bing. CHARLES XVILLIAM DABNEY, Educator. . . Pr. Edward, Ya. llorn at Hampden4Sidney, 1855. Pliilantliropic Society. Graduated with A. B. 1875. Vniversity of'Virginia, 1874-77. Graduated at Berlin and Goettengen with l'h. D. Davidson College, 1878. Emory and Henry 1877-78. I'niversity of North Carolina ISSO-SI. State Chemist and Director of North Carolina, 1880-87. President of University ot' Tennessee since 1887. Assistant Secretary ofAgriculture under Cleveland, 1893.-.flpp!r'!fu1's Cyrop. Of-f'1ll1f'7'. b'1'0g. CLEMENT CARRINGTON GAINES, Lawyer and Educator, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Born Charlotte Co. Ya., 1852. Entered Hampden-Sidney 1873. Philanthropic Society, in which he took the Senior Orator's medal, 1875. Entered University ot' Virginia ISSO and graduated 1882g later attended Eastman Business College. Practiced law one year in Chicago, and accepted a professorship in Eastman Business College, New York, and since 1884 he has been president of same. A prominent member of the Southern Society of New York. Institute of Chris- tian Philosophyg American Institute of Civics, and other societies of learning. I9