Romeo Elton (1817–1889) was an American academic and author.

Biography

Early life

Romeo Elton was born on February 2, 1817, in

Burlington, Connecticut Burlington is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. Situated at the foot of the Berkshires and bordering the Farmington River, Burlington is a scenic hill town, rural in nature, located west of Hartford. Incorporated in 1806, th ...

, where he grew up.

Career

He was a Professor of Latin and Greek Languages at Brown University in

Providence, Rhode Island Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. One of the oldest cities in New England, it was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay ...

.''The Catalogue of Brown University'', Providence, Rhode Island: Brown University Press, 1836, pp. 4–

/ref> He also served on the Board of Trustees of Brown University. He wrote two books and co-wrote a third one. Together with Roger Williams (theologian), Roger Williams, he wrote about the civic and religious affairs in

colonial Rhode Island The Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations was one of the original Thirteen Colonies established on the east coast of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean. It was founded by Roger Williams. It was an English colony from 1636 until 1 ...

. On his own, he wrote about Roger Williams (theologian), Roger Williams (1603–1683), an early Rhode Island Protestant pastor, and

Jonathan Maxcy Jonathan Maxcy (September 2, 1768 – June 4, 1820) was an American Baptist minister and college president. He was the second president of Brown University (then known as the ''College in the English Colony of Rhode Island & Providence Plantat ...

(1768–1820), the second President of Brown University. He served as the Second Vice President of the

Rhode Island Historical Society The Rhode Island Historical Society is a privately endowed membership organization, founded in 1822, dedicated to collecting, preserving, and sharing the history of Rhode Island. Its offices are located in Providence, Rhode Island. History Foun ...

in 1837.

Personal life

He married Emeline Elton (1819–1906). They had two sons. He died on May 24, 1889, at the age of seventy-two.

Legacy

The ''Elton Tavern'' in Burlington, Connecticut is named in his honor. The ''Romeo Elton Professorship in Natural Theology'' is an endowed chair at Brown University also named in his honor. Richard Kimberly Heck held the professorship from 2009-2014. Since 2014 it has been held by John Tomasi who is a professor of political science, professor of philosophy by courtesy, and director of the

Political Theory Project The Political Theory Project (PTP) was an interdisciplinary research center at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. The center has since transitioned into the university's Center for Philosophy, Politics and Economics. The center's st ...

Bibliography

*''An Historical Discourse on the Civil and Religious Affairs of the Colony of Rhode-Island'' (with John Callender, Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1838). *''Life of Roger Williams: The Earliest Legislator and True Champion for a Full and Absolute Liberty of Conscience'' (Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1842). *''The Literary Remains of the Rev. J. Maxcy: With a Memoir of His Life'' (1844).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Elton, Romeo 1817 births 1889 deaths People from Burlington, Connecticut Writers from Providence, Rhode Island Brown University faculty