Page:The Biographical Dictionary of America, vol. 03.djvu/77

 CROW

CROWELL

French in losva college, and in 1885 was trans- ferred to the Carter professorship of the Greek language and literature, being instructor in Ger- man. 1885-88. He was married, Aug. 7, 1884, to Martha Emilie Foote. He died at Iowa college, Grinnell, Iowa, in 1890.

CROW, Martha Emilie Foote, educator, was born at Sacket Harbor, N.Y., May 28, 1854. She was graduated from Syracuse university in 1876 and was preceptress of Ives seminary, Antwerp, N.Y., 1876-77. She then held the posi- tion of lady principal of Waynesburg (Pa.) college, 1877-78, and was teacher of English lit- erature at Newton (Mass.) high school, 1878-82. In 1882 she became teacher of history and presi- dent's assistant at Wellesley college, and was lady principal at Iowa college, 1884-90, being instructor in German, 1888-89. In 1891 she was sent to Europe in the interest of the National bureau of education, and in 1892, was a student at Oxford university, England. On her return to the United States she accepted the assistant professorship of English literature in the Uni- versity of Chicago. She was married Aug. 7, 1884, to Prof. John McClusky Crow. She re- ceived the degree of Ph.M. in 1879 and that of Ph.D. in 1885 from Syracuse university, Syra- cuse, N.Y.

CROWE, John Finley, educator, was born in Greene county, Tenn., June 16, 1787; son of Benjamin and Ann (Gregg) Crowe. His father was a .soldier for four years in the American Revolution with the rank of colonel, and his mother was a daughter of Robert Gregg of Augusta county, Va. He was educated at Dan- ville, Ky., under Dr. Samuel Demaree and the Rev. Samuel Finley ; at Transylvania University, 1811-12, and at Princeton theological seminary, 1813-14. From 1815 to 1823 he was stated supply and teacher at Shelbyville, Ky., and there edited the Abolition Intelligencer. In 1823 on account of his anti-slavery principles, he removed to Hanover, Ind., and was pastor there, 1823-34, and stated supply, 1838-47. He founded Hanover academy in 1827 and was its principal, 1827-32. He founded and obtained a charter for Hanover college in 1832 and was vice-president and pro- fessor there until his death. He was married in Missouri, Nov. 23, 1813, to Esther Alexander, a descendant of one of the signers of the Mecklen- burg, N.C., declaration of independence. They had nine children who reached maturity, of whom four were sons: Samuel S., the Rev. James B., the Rev. Thomas S., D.D., and Benjamin W. He received the degree of D.D. from Miami uni- versity in 1836. He is the author of a volume on Baptism and a manuscript history of Hanover college down to 1849. He died in Hanover, Ind., Jan. 17, 1860.

CROWELL, Edward Payson, educator, was born at Essex, Mass., Sept. 7, 1830; son of the Rev. Dr. Robert and Hannah (Choate) Crowell; and grandson of Samuel and Lydia (Woodburj') Crowell, and of David and Miriam (Foster) Choate. He was prepared for college at Phillips Andover academy, and was graduated at Am- herst in 1853. He was instructor in Latin and Greek at Williston seminary, 1853-55, and tutor in Amherst, 1855-56. He attended Andover theological seminary, 1856-57, and was licensed to preach, 1859. He was professor of Latin at Amherst from 1858 and was also instructor in German, 1858-64. He was lecturer on Latin lit- erature at Smith college, 1876, 1877 and 1880. From 1859 he was a corresponding member of the Essex institute, Salem, Mass. In 1879 he was a representative in the Massachusetts legislature. He was married, Aug. 13, 1861, to Mary H., daughter of the Rev. Dr. Aaron and Mary (Atwood) Warner, and of his children, Robert Warner was graduated from Amherst in 1889; Mary Warner from Mt. Holyoke in 1889; and Jennie Caroline from Smith in 1895. He is the editor of Cicero : De Senectute, De Amicitia, De Officiis, and De Oratore, loith Introduction and Notes (1872-79); Terence: Andria and Adelphoe (1875); Selections from the Latin Poets (1882); Memorial of Prof. Aaron Warner (1884); The Cena Trinal- chionis, icith Introdiiction and Notes (1895), and other works.

CROWELL, John, representative, was born in Halifax county, N.C., about 1785. He was a cousin of Gov. William Rabun of Georgia. In 1817 he had a temporary residence at St. Ste- phens, Ala., and was elected March 4, 1818, by the first territorial legislature, a delegate to the 15th congress. In the 16th congress he served the state as its first representative, 1819-21. He was agent for the Creek Indians, 1821-36. He died at Fort Mitchell, Ala., June 25, 1846.

CROWELL, John Franltlin, educator, was born at York, Pa., Nov. 1, 1857. He attended Union seminary, Dartmouth college and Yale college, and was graduated from the last named in 1883. After serving one year as principal of Schuykill seminary, Pa., he returned to Yale, where lie pursued graduate studies in philoso- phy, history and social science, 1884-86. For original studies on " The Employment of Chil- dren in American Industries," which appeared in the Andover Review, he was awarded the Larned scholarship at Yale. After completing his post-graduate studies he resumed the princi- palship of Schuykill seminary, and in 1886 was called to the presidency of Trinity college, Dur- ham, N.C., in which office he was succeeded bj- John C. Kilgo, D.D., after about six years' service. He received the degree of Litt.D. from