Benjamin Hallowell (educator)
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BornAugust 17, 1799
DiedSeptember 7, 1877 (aged 78)
Resting placeSandy Spring Friends Meetinghouse cemetery
Spouse
Margaret
(m. 1820; died 1876)Benjamin Hallowell | |
|---|---|
 Benjamin Hallowell (c. 1850s) | |
| President of Maryland Agricultural College | |
| In office 1859–1860 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 17, 1799 |
| Died | September 7, 1877 (aged 78) |
| Resting place | Sandy Spring Friends Meetinghouse cemetery |
| Spouse |
Margaret
(m. 1820; died 1876) |
| Relations | Arthur Briggs Farquhar (nephew) |
| Children | 3, including Caroline Hallowell Miller |
Benjamin Hallowell (August 17, 1799 – September 7, 1877) was the first president of the Maryland Agricultural College.[1]
Benjamin Hallowell was born in 1799.[2] He went to school at the Westtown Boarding School.[2]
Personal life
Hallowell met his wife Margaret, the sister of William Henry Farquhar, at Westtown School. They married around 1820 and she died in 1876.[2] Together, they had three children:[2]
- Henry C. Hallowell
- Caroline Hallowell Miller, wife of Francis Miller
- Benjamin Hallowell
He was friends with Henry Clay.[2]
