Rev. Beniah Longley Whitman (also spelled Benaiah; November 21, 1862 – November 27, 1911) was the 11th president of

Colby College Colby College is a private liberal arts college in Waterville, Maine, United States. Founded in 1813 as the Maine Literary and Theological Institution, it was renamed Waterville College in 1821. The donations of Christian philanthropist Gardner ...

, and later Columbian College (now

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Life

Beniah Longley Whitman was born in Wilmot, Nova Scotia on November 21, 1962. He prepared for college at the

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. He graduated from

Brown University Brown University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. It is the List of colonial colleges, seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the US, founded in 1764 as the ' ...

in the class of 1887, with a B.A. degree, and received an M.A. degree in 1890. He received the honorary degree of D.D. from

Bowdoin College Bowdoin College ( ) is a Private college, private liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Brunswick, Maine. It was chartered in 1794. The main Bowdoin campus is located near Casco Bay and the Androscoggin River. In a ...

in 1894; the degree of LL.D. from

Howard University Howard University is a private, historically black, federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C., United States. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity" and accredited by the Mid ...

in 1899, and from

Furman University Furman University is a private university in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1826 and named after Baptist pastor Richard Furman, the Liberal arts college, liberal arts university is the oldest private institution of higher l ...

in 1906. He was lecturer at

Bucknell University Bucknell University is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal-arts college in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1846 as the University at Lewisburg, it now consists of the College of Arts a ...

, 1900–07; trustee of Newton Theological Institution (now the

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), 1894-02; and of the

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, 1901–08; and President of the

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, 1900–07. He was a member of the

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fraternity and of

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. He married Mary J. Scott of Newton, Massachusetts on December 6, 1888, and they had four children. He was pastor of the Free Street Baptist Church, Portland, Maine, 1890–92; President of

, 1892–95; President of Columbian, now

, 1895-1900; pastor of the Fifth Baptist Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1900–07; and First Baptist Church, Seattle, Washington, from 1908 until his death in 1911.

Publications

''Ideals in Education''
(1892) *''Elements of Ethics'' (1893) *''Elements of Sociology'' (1894) *''Elements of Political Science'' (1899) *'' Outlines of Political History'' (1900)

References

External links

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