David Elliott
BornFebruary 6, 1787
Sherman Valley, Pennsylvania
DiedMarch 18, 1874(1874-03-18) (aged 87)
Allegheny, Pennsylvania
EducationDickinson College
ChurchPresbyterian

David Elliott was the third president of Washington College from 1830 to 1831.[1]

Following the resignation of Andrew Wylie, Washington College was temporarily suspended in 1829 due to the difficulty in finding a candidate willing to accept the presidency, and several Trustees resigned from the Board. Elliot was appointed temporary president of Washington College on September 28, 1830. He received a Doctor of Divinity degree from Jefferson College in 1835, and Doctor of Laws degree from Washington College in 1847. From his resignation as president on November 7, 1831, until 1865, he was president of the Washington College Board of Trustees.

Elliot as a young man

Elliot died March 18, 1874, at the age of 88 years.

His grandson was academic John Livingston Lowes, a graduate of Washington & Jefferson College.[2]

Writings

References

  1. ^ "David Elliott (1830-1831)". U. Grant Miller Library Digital Archives. Washington & Jefferson College. 2003-09-04.
  2. ^ Coleman, Helen Turnbull Waite (1956). Banners in the Wilderness: The Early Years of Washington and Jefferson College. University of Pittsburgh Press. p. 127. OCLC 2191890.

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Academic offices Preceded byAndrew Wylie President of Washington College 1830–1831 Succeeded byDavid McConaughy Religious titles Preceded byThe Rev. John Witherspoon Moderator of the 49th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America 1837–1838 Succeeded byThe Rev. Wm. Swan Plumer (Old School) The Rev. Samuel Fisher (New School)


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