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The Geauga Seminary (also known as Western Reserve Labor Seminary) was a Free Will Baptist school in Chester Township, Geauga County, Ohio. President
* George H. Ball, Freewill Baptist pastor and teacher at Geauga Seminary
* George T. Day, principal of Geauga Seminary, writer, professor at
The Geauga Seminary (also known as Western Reserve Labor Seminary) was a Free Will Baptist school in Chester Township, Geauga County, Ohio. President James Garfield
James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831 – September 19, 1881) was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 4, 1881 until his death six months latertwo months after he was shot by an assassin. A lawyer and Civil War gene ...
attended the Seminary.
History
The school was founded in 1842 by the Western Reserve Free-Will Baptist Society and the first building was constructed in 1843. Its charter prohibited any discrimination based upon race or gender. Early professors at the school included George H. Ball and Ransom Dunn, both Free Baptist clergymen from New England. PresidentJames Garfield
James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831 – September 19, 1881) was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 4, 1881 until his death six months latertwo months after he was shot by an assassin. A lawyer and Civil War gene ...
met his wife Lucretia Garfield (Randolph) while attending Geauga. When the school closed in 1853, most of its assets were acquired by Hillsdale College
Hillsdale College is a Private university, private Conservatism in the United States, conservative Christian liberal arts college in Hillsdale, Michigan. It was founded in 1844 by Abolitionism, abolitionists known as Free Will Baptists.
Its missio ...
in Michigan, another Free Will Baptist institution. The Seminary building was demolished in 1927.Chester Township: Gateway to Geauga, Nov 8, 2012 by Ty Pilarczyk http://geauganews.com/chester-township-gateway-to-geauga/
Notable people affiliated with Geauga
* George H. Ball, Freewill Baptist pastor and teacher at Geauga Seminary
* George T. Day, principal of Geauga Seminary, writer, professor at Bates College
Bates College () is a private liberal arts college in Lewiston, Maine. Anchored by the Historic Quad, the campus of Bates totals with a small urban campus which includes 33 Victorian Houses as some of the dormitories. It maintains of nature p ...
* Orlando J. Hodge, Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives
* Ransom Dunn, Freewill Baptist pastor and teacher at Geauga Seminary
*Charles Gordon Ames
Charles Gordon Ames (3 October 1828, Dorchester, Massachusetts - 15 April 1912) was a United States Unitarian clergyman, editor and lecturer.
Biography
He was a foundling, adopted by his parents when he was three years old. Ames spent his early ...
, Unitarian clergyman, editor and lecturer.
*Robert Vaughn (Australian politician)
Robert Matterson Vaughn (1833 – 14 April 1908) was an Australian politician, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.
Vaughn was born in Ohio, United States of America, son of Jesse Vaughn, a farmer, and his wife Betsy, Matterson. ...
* Stephen A. Walker, principal of Geauga Seminary for a year, lawyer, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
*James Garfield
James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831 – September 19, 1881) was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 4, 1881 until his death six months latertwo months after he was shot by an assassin. A lawyer and Civil War gene ...
, 20th President of the United States
* Lucretia Garfield, First Lady
References
{{authority control Defunct private universities and colleges in Ohio Educational institutions established in 1842 Free Will Baptist schools Seminaries and theological colleges in Ohio Educational institutions disestablished in 1927 1842 establishments in Ohio