John Emory
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John Emory was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1832. He is the namesake for Emory University and Emory & Henry College, both Methodist-affiliated American universities
Bishop John Emory, by American painter George Esten Cooke (1793–1849). The painting is dated 1838 and is housed at Emory & Henry University in Emory, VA.
Emory Glenn Chapel
Dickinson College
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Dickinson College is a private liberal arts college in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1773 as Carlisle Grammar School, Dickinson was chartered on September 9, 1783, making it the fi
John Emory
…been converted under Garrettson, devoted John at birth to the ministry. His eldest son Robert, born in 1814, became a professor of Latin and Greek at Dickinson College in 1836 and later its president. In 1841 he published a biography of his father, Life of the Rev. John Emory. He was educated by tutors at Easton and…
An 1810 illustration of the original Dickinson College building, now known as West College, designed by Benjamin Latrobe
Zatae Leola Longsdorff Straw, an 1887 graduate of the college
Entrance to the Academic Quad showing Bosler Hall
Waidner-Spahr Library