Samuel McClintock Hamill
| Samuel McClintock Hamill | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
July 6, 1812 Norristown, Pennsylvania, US |
| Died |
21 September 1889 (aged 77) Trenton, New Jersey, US |
| Nationality | American |
Samuel McClintock Hamill (July 6, 1812–September 21, 1889) was an American educator and Presbyterian clergyman. Hamill was the longest serving Head Master of the Lawrenceville School near Princeton, NJ.
Biography
Hamill was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania on July 6, 1812 and graduated from Jefferson College currently (Washington & Jefferson College) in 1834. He received his D.D. from Rutgers University and Hanover College in 1862. He was an accomplished Presbyterian clergyman, educator, New Jersey State Superintendent of Public Schools, and a founder of the New Jersey Historical Society. After President Abraham Lincoln's death, Hamill composed a widely circulated eulogy for the assassinated president.[1] In 1837 he became the third Head Master of classical and commercial boarding-school. Hamill strengthen the small school which was ultimately renamed The Lawrenceville School. He remains the school's longest serving Head Master. He died in Trenton, New Jersey in 1889 and is buried in the Lawrenceville Cemetery in Lawrenceville, NJ.[2]
References
- ↑ Hamill, Samuel McClintock (1865). President Lincoln, a Faithful Son. Trenton: Murphy & Bechtel. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ↑ Studifford, Samuel M. (1890). "Rev. Samuel McClintock Hamill, D.D.". Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society. XI (1): 29–38. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- Mulford, Ronald J (1935). History of the Lawrenceville School 1810-1935. Princeton University Press