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Elijah Barrett Prettyman (1830–1907) was the second principal of Maryland State Normal School (now
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).


Biography

Elijah Barrett Prettyman was born in
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on February 20, 1830. He graduated from
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. He was a teacher and principal in Anne Arundel County for over 15 years. He later became the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and Principal of the Normal School. He married Lydia Forrest Johnston on June 6, 1855, and they had six children. A Democrat, he was elected clerk of the Montgomery County court and served for 22 years. He died at his home in
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on December 9, 1907.


References


Presidential Biographies - Towson Archives
{{DEFAULTSORT:Prettyman, Elijah Barrett Dickinson College alumni Presidents of Towson University 1830 births 1907 deaths Maryland Democrats