Charles Clinton Beatty was a

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minister, seminary founder, and academic philanthropist. He was born on January 4, 1800 in

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. His grandfather, Charles Beatty, was a Presbyterian minister, and his father, Erkuries Beatty, was an officer during the Revolutionary War. Beatty was of Scotch Irish descent. He attended College of New Jersey (now

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), and its Seminary (now

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). Beatty was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of

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in January 1822. He was elected

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in May 1862. He was a director and professor at Western Theological Seminary (now

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). In 1829, he and his wife founded the Steubenville Female Seminary in

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and he was superintendent. In 1861, he received an honorary degree from Washington College. He was elected trustee of Washington College on September 1, 1863. On November 6, 1863, Beatty, offered $50,000 to entice ailing Washington College and Jefferson schools to unify. Beatty had a number of familiar and social connections to Washington College, including a stint in leadership of the Synod of Wheeling. This inducement was enough to encourage the schools to unify as

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. On April 12, 1865, he was elected trustee of the unified

, a position he held until his death. He died on October 30, 1882.

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