- Henry R. Colman
Henry R. Colman, (1800-1895), was a Wisconsin pioneer and co-founder of
Lawrence University , inAppleton, Wisconsin .Early years
The Rev. Henry Root Colman was born
October 9 ,1800 , inNorthampton, New York .Family
He was the father of four children: Charles, born 1826, Henry, born 1834, Elihu, born 1841, and Julia.
His son Henry served as a trustee of Lawrence University for 60 years.
Church career
He became a minister in 1831. In 1840, he and his family moved to
Wisconsin where he was a missionary among theOneida tribe near Green Bay, and later near Fond du Lac. He was aMethodist minister and one of the first settlers of the area that would become known as Appleton. He was commissioned byAmos Adams Lawrence to establish a frontier school and raise funds to build the school that would be known asLawrence University . He also assisted in writing the charter of the university and was one of the first trustees of the university. [ [http://www.lawrence.edu/library/archives/history.shtml Lawrence Library A Brief History of Lawrence University ] ]Later years
Colman died
February 7 ,1895 .Notes
External links
* [http://lacrosselibrary.org/mss/mssV.html Colman family papers, La Crosse Public Library, La Crosse, Wisconsin]
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