Robert L. Stanton
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Robert L. Stanton |
| image | Robert L. Stanton (1810–1885).png |
| office | President of Miami University |
| term_start | 1866 |
| term_end | 1871 |
| predecessor | John W. Hall |
| successor | Andrew Dousa Hepburn |
| office1 | Moderator of the 78th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. |
| term_start1 | 1866 |
| term_end1 | 1867 |
| predecessor1 | John Cameron Lowrie |
| successor1 | Phineas Densmore Gurley |
| office2 | 2nd President of Oakland College |
| term_start2 | November 1851 |
| term_end2 | 1854 |
| predecessor2 | Jeremiah Chamberlain |
| successor2 | James Purviance |
| birth_name | Robert Lodowick Stanton |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Preston, Connecticut, U.S. |
| death_date | |
| death_place | Aboard Nevada |
| education | Lane Seminary |
| Princeton University | |
| occupation | Theologian, educator |
| relatives | Henry B. Stanton (brother) |
| Elizabeth C. Stanton (sister-in-law) | |
| signature | Signature of Robert L. Stanton (1810–1885).png |
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| name = Robert L. Stanton | image = Robert L. Stanton (1810–1885).png | caption = | office = President of Miami University | term_start = 1866 | term_end = 1871 | predecessor = John W. Hall | successor = Andrew Dousa Hepburn | office1 = Moderator of the 78th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. | term_start1 = 1866 | term_end1 = 1867 | predecessor1 = John Cameron Lowrie | successor1 = Phineas Densmore Gurley | office2 = 2nd President of Oakland College | term_start2 = November 1851 | term_end2 = 1854 | predecessor2 = Jeremiah Chamberlain | successor2 = James Purviance | birth_name = Robert Lodowick Stanton | birth_date = | birth_place = Preston, Connecticut, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = Aboard Nevada | death_cause = | education = Lane Seminary Princeton University | occupation = Theologian, educator | spouse = | children = | parents = | relatives = Henry B. Stanton (brother) Elizabeth C. Stanton (sister-in-law) | signature = Signature of Robert L. Stanton (1810–1885).png Robert Lodowick Stanton D.D. (March 28, 1810 – May 23, 1885) was an American Presbyterian minister, educator and college administrator. He served as president of Miami University of Ohio from 1868 to 1871. He also served as president of Oakland College in Mississippi.
Early life
Robert Lodowick Stanton was born on March 28, 1810, in Preston, Connecticut, the son of Joseph Stanton (1780–1828) and Susan M. (née Brewster) Stanton (1781–1853). His father manufactured woolen goods and traded with the West Indies. Robert's older brother was Henry Brewster Stanton, who became a journalist and abolitionist, publishing widely in New York and abolitionist newspapers, and lecturing on the abolitionist circuit. Henry married Elizabeth Cady, who became a leader on issues of temperance, women's rights and suffrage, as well as abolition.
Robert Stanton studied at the Oneida Institute in Whitesboro, New York, which he left with the so-called Lane Rebels for the Lane Theological Seminary in Cincinnati, Ohio, from which he graduated. He earned his D.D. degree from Princeton University.
Career
He was ordained in 1839 by the Mississippi Presbytery, and became the pastor of churches in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Ohio. He served as the second president of Oakland College, near Rodney, Mississippi, from 1851 to 1854; it was affiliated with the Presbyterian Church.
He was Professor of Theology at Danville Theological Seminary in Kentucky from 1862 to 1866. From 1866 until 1871, he served as president of Miami University of Ohio. He was moderator of the general assembly of the Presbyterian Church from 1866 to 1867.
Death
Stanton, who was a widower with one son, died aboard the steamship Nevada en route to London and was buried at sea on May 28, 1885, at the age of seventy-five. At the time of his death, his residence was 2727 N Street Northwest, Washington, D.C.
Legacy
Stanton Hall on the Miami University campus is named in his honor.
References
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| title = President of Miami University | before = John W. Hall | after = Andrew Dousa Hepburn | years = 1866-1871 | title = President of Oakland College | before = Jeremiah Chamberlain | after = James Purviance | years = 1851–1854 | title = Moderator of the 78th General Assembly of the U.S. Presbyterian Church | years = 1866–1867 | before = The Rev. John Cameron Lowrie | after = The Rev. Phineas Densmore Gurley
References
- (1900). "History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut: From Its First Settlement in 1649 to 1900". Press of the Day Publishing Company.
- {{Cite Appletons'. (1900)
- (1891). "A Record, Genealogical, Biographical, Statistical, of Thomas Stanton, of His Descendants: 1635-1891". J. Munsell's Sons.
- (2013). "The Selected Papers of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony: An Awful Hush, 1895 to 1906". [[Rutgers University Press]].
- (1999). "Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi: Volume II, Part II". Pelican Publishing.
- (November 6, 1851). "''Untitled''". [[The Primitive Republican]].
- (1862). "The Presbyterian Quarterly Review".
- (2003). "Journal of Presbyterian History". Presbyterian Historical Society.
- (30 May 1885). "Rev. Robert L. Stanton, D. D.". [[The Indianapolis News]].
- (30 May 1885). "LATEST FOREIGN NEWS. A CLERGYMAN'S DEATH AT SEA. NEGLECTING PHYSIC FOR HIS FAITH.". [[The Baltimore Sun]].
- "South Quad {{!}} Campus Services Center {{!}} Campus Services - Miami University". [[Miami University]].
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