- Rufus William Bailey
Rufus William Bailey (
13 April 1793 –25 April 1863 ) was the founder of Augusta Female Seminary (laterMary Baldwin College ), inStaunton, Virginia , and also president ofAustin College , in Huntsville, Texas] .Born in
Maine , Bailey graduated fromDartmouth College in 1813. He was ordained as a Congregational minister but later joined thePresbyterian Church . In 1842 he founded Augusta Female Seminary. After serving as principal for seven years, he resigned to become the Virginia agent for theAmerican Colonization Society . Bailey was a prolific writer whose works include "English Grammar" (1853) and "The Scholar's Companion" (1856).Bailey became a professor of languages at
Austin College inHuntsville, Texas , in 1858. He served as president of the college from 1862 until his death.References
* John T. Kneebone et al., eds., "
Dictionary of Virginia Biography " (Richmond: Library of Virginia, 1998–), 1:287-288. ISBN 0-88490-189-0.External links
* [http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/BB/fba13.html Online biography at Handbook of Texas]
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