Clarence Barbour

Clarence Barbour
10th President of Brown University
In office 1929–1937
Preceded by	William Faunce
Succeeded by	Henry Wriston
Personal details
Born	April 21, 1869(1869-04-21) Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	January 16, 1937(1937-01-16) (aged 67) Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Resting place	North Burial Ground Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Nationality	American
Spouse(s)	Florence Newell
Alma mater	Brown University
Religion	Baptist

Clarence Augustus Barbour (April 21, 1869 – January 16, 1937) was an American Baptist clergyman and educator most notable for having served as the president of Brown University. He was born on April 21, 1869 in Hartford, Connecticut and died on January 16, 1937 in Providence, Rhode Island.^[1] He graduated from Brown University in 1888 and served as its president from 1929^[2] to 1936.^[3] He also served as president of the Rochester Theological Seminary for thirteen years.^[4] He was a member of the Laymen's Commission that produced "Re-Thinking Missions: A Laymen's Inquiry after One Hundred Years" (1932), which was a harsh critique of foreign missions.

Barbour died on January 16, 1937 in Providence, Rhode Island, at the age of 67.

Selected works

• Barbour, Clarence A. (1910), Fellowship Hymns, New York: YMCA Press, OCLC 61651063 
• Barbour, Clarence A. (1911), The Bible in the World of Today, New York: YMCA Press, OCLC 5580727 
• Barbour, Clarence A. (1912), Making Religion Efficient, New York: YMCA Press, OCLC 5428960 
• Barbour, Clarence A. (1917), The Service Song Book, New York: YMCA Press, OCLC 12175612 
• Hocking, William Ernest, Re-Thinking Missions: A Laymen's Inquiry after One Hundred Years (1932) Harper & Brothers, New York City.

See also

• List of Ivy League university presidents

References

1. ^ "DR. C. A. BARBOUR, EDUCATOR, IS DEAD", New York Times: 47, 1937-01-17, ISSN 0362-4331, http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70E17F638551B7A93C5A8178AD85F438385F9, retrieved 2009-10-05 
2. ^ "DR. BARBOUR CHOSEN BROWN PRESIDENT", New York Times: 19, 1928-10-11, ISSN 0362-4331, http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50E11FC3E5B167A93C3A8178BD95F4C8285F9, retrieved 2009-10-05 
3. ^ Mitchell, Martha (1993), "Barbour, Clarence A.", Encyclopedia Brunoniana, Providence, Rhode Island: Brown University Library, p. 50, OCLC 31085279, http://www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/Databases/Encyclopedia/search.php?serial=B0050, retrieved 2009-10-05 
4. ^ Rochester Theological Seminary (1920), General catalogue 1850 to 1920, Rochester, New York: E. R. Andrews Printing Co., p. 27, OCLC 7407942, http://books.google.com/books?id=bttJAAAAMAAJ, retrieved 2009-10-05 

External links

	Connecticut portal
	Biography portal

• "Clarence Barbour". Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11662730. Retrieved August 28, 2010. 

Academic offices
Preceded by Joseph W. A. Stewart (acting)	President of the Rochester Theological Seminary 1915–1928	Office abolished
First	President of the Colgate Rochester Divinity School 1928–1929	Succeeded by Albert W. Beaven
Preceded by William Faunce	President of Brown University 1929–1937	Succeeded by Henry Wriston

Persondata
Name	Barbour, Clarence
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	April 21, 1869
Place of birth	Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Date of death	January 16, 1937
Place of death	Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.