History of Burlington, (Hartford County) Connecticut United States of America

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Romeo Elton, educator, was born in Burlington, Conn., in 1790; son of William Elton. He was graduated from Brown in 1813, and was ordained to the Baptist ministry, June 11, 1817. He was pastor at Newport, R.I., 1817-22, and at Windsor, Vt., 1824-25. He then accepted the chair of Greek and Latin languages at Brown, spending the years 1825-27 in European study. He resigned his professorship in 1843, resided in Connecticut, 1843-45, and then removed to Exeter, England, where he lived until 1867. From 1867 to 1869 he made his home in Bath, England, then returning to his native country. He was a trustee Brown university, 1820-51, and in his will left $20,000 to that institution to endow a chair of natural philosophy. He also left a generous bequest to the Columbian college, D.C., for a chair of intellectual and moral philosophy. He received the degree of A.M. from Harvard in 1820 and that of D.D. from Nashville (Tenn.) in 1842. His published writings include: Life of Roger Williams (1852); Literary Remains of the Rev. Jonathan Maxcy (edited, 1844); and John Callender's Historical Discourse (edited, 1838). He died in Boston, Mass., Feb. 5, 1870.

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

Leonidas Lent Hamline, M.E. bishop, was born in Burlington, Conn., May 10, 1797. He was educated with a view to being a Congregational minister, but abandoned that purpose and studied law. He removed to Lancaster, Ohio, where he was admitted to the bar and practised. He began his career as a Methodist itinerant preacher in 1828, and served the Ohio conference for over eight years. He was assistant editor of the Western Christian Advocate, 1836-40, and of the Ladies' Repository, 1840-44. He was a delegate to the General conference in New York, May and June, 1844, and was by that conference elected a bishop. He served as bishop, 1844-50, and then was obliged to give up the labor on account of impaired health. The general conference relieved him from the duties of bishop in 1852. He received the honorary degree of D.D. from Wesleyan in 1844. Dr. Walter C. Palmer published "Life and Letters of Bishop Hamline" (l867). He died in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, March 23, 1865.

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

Bernard Moses, educator, was born in Burlington, Conn., Aug. 28, 1846; son of Richard and Rachel (Norton) Moses, and a descendant of John Moses, who came from Wales to Massachusetts about 1640. He was prepared for college at Wilbraham academy, Mass., and was graduated at the University of Michigan, Ph.B., 1870. He studied in the universities of Leipzig, Berlin and Heidelberg, 1870-73, receiving the degree Ph.D. from Heidelberg in 1873. Between 1870 and 1873 he also made extensive studies at Upsala and Stockholm in the history and literature of Scandinavia and returned to the United States in 1873. He was professor of history and English literature at Albion college, Mich., Sept. to Dec., 1875, and of history and political economy in the University of California from 1876. He was married, June 15, 1880, to Mary Edith, daughter of O. W. Briggs of San Franciso, Cal. In March, 1900, he was appointed a member of the U.S. Philippine commission, and took up his residence in Manila, P.I., June 3, 1900. He is the author of: Politics: an Introduction to the Study of Comparative Constitutional Law with W. W. Crane (1884); The Establishment of Municipal Government in San Francisco (1889); The Federal Government of Switzerland (1889); Democracy and Social Growth in America (1898); and Establishment of Spanish Rule in America (1898), and contributions to leading magazines.

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