Betts Academy
Defunct school in Stamford, Connecticut
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Betts Academy was a well-known private academy in Stamford, Connecticut that operated from 1838 to 1908.
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History
The school was founded in 1838 in North Stamford by James Betts, a Congregational Church deacon originally from Wilton, Connecticut.[1] Later his son, William J. Betts, became principal of the school, and the Academy was relocated to Strawberry Hill overlooking Long Island Sound in Stamford.[2][1][3] The school burned in a fire in 1908 and was closed that year.[4]
Notable alumni
- Henry Osborne Havemeyer, businessman
- Theodore Havemeyer, businessman, co-founder of United States Golf Association and U.S. Open
- Eugene O'Neill, Playwright[3]
- Thomas Midgley Jr, mechanical and chemical engineer.[5]