History of Talladega, (Talladega County) Alabama United States of America

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Carroll Cutler, educator, was born in Windham. N.H., Jan. 31, 1829; son of the Rev. Calvin and Rhoda Bartlett (Little)Cutler, and great-grandson of Benoni Cutler of Connecticut, an officer in the Revolutionary army. He was graduated at Phillips Exeter academy in 1850, and at Yale in 1854; was tutor at Yale. 1854-56; was graduated at Union theological seminary in 1858, and was licensed to preach. On Aug 10, 1858, he was married to Frances Elizabeth, daughter of the Rev. Joseph H. Gallagher of Union theological seminary, and after a sojourn of two years in Europe he accepted the professorship of philosophy and ethics in Western Reserve college in 1860. In 1871 he was elected president of the college, still retaining his chair. In 1880 the college was removed to Cleveland, Ohio, and its name was changed to Adelbert college of Western Reserve university, in compliance with the request of Amasa Stone of Cleveland, whose gift of $500,000, in memory of his son, was made under that condition. Dr. Cutler resigned the presidency of the college in 1886, but remained as acting president until 1888. He was professor in Biddle university, Charlotte, N.C., 1888-90, and at Talladega, Ala., 1890-94. He delivered a course of lectures at Lane theological seminary, 1888-89, and several lectures at Allegheny theological seminary, of which he was a director. He received the degree of D.D. from Marietta in 1872. He published: History of Western Reserve College (1876); and Lectures on Ethics (1887). He died at Talladega, Ala., Jan. 25, 1894.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Henry Swift De forest, educator, was born in South Edmeston, N.Y., March 17, 1833. He was graduated from Yale in 1857 and entered the theological seminary. In July, 1858, he became a tutor in Beloit college and remained there until 1860, when he entered Union theological seminary. He was a tutor of Latin at Yale 1861-63, and in 1863 was ordained a Congregational minister. He was a chaplain in the Union army, 1863-65, pastor at Des Moines, Iowa, 1866-80; and president of Talladega (Ala) college, 1880-96. Beloit college conferred upon him the degree of D.D. in 1881. He died at Talladega, Ala., Jan. 28, 1896.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor