History of Ellington, (Tolland County) Connecticut United States of America

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Charles Wesley Leffingwell, educator, was born in Ellington, Conn., Dec. 5, 1840; son of Lyman and Sarah Chapman (Brown) Leffingwell, and grandson of Joseph and Sarah (Brandford-Ford) Leffingwell. His paternal ancestors were among the founders of Norwich, Conn., 1637. After teaching school he entered Union college in the class of 1860, and left in his junior year. He was principal of an academy in Galveston, Texas, 1859-60; and was graduated from Knox college, Galesburg, Ill., in 1862. He was vice-principal of Warring's Military institute, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., 1862-65, was graduated in theology at Nashotah House, Wis., in 1867, and remained there as a teacher. He was ordained deacon in 1867 and priest in 1868, and was assistant pastor at St. James's church, Chicago, Ill., 1867. In 1868 he founded and became rector of St. Mary's church and school, Knoxville, Ill. He founded St. Alban's Academy for boys in Knoxville, in 1890. He edited The Living Church, 1879-1900 and was made president of the standing Committee and an examining chaplain of the diocese of Quincy. He received the degree of D.D. from Knox college in 1875. He is the compiler of a "Reading Book of English Classics for Young People"; "Lyrics of the Living Church," and the author of a volume of poems.

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

Edward Payson Hammond, evangelist, was born in Ellington, Conn., Sept. 1, 1831; son of Elijah and Esther (Griswold) Hammond, and direct descendant from Thomas Hammond, who settled in Hingham, Mass., in 1635. His mother was a descendant from George Griswold of Kenilworth, England, from whom also descended Governors Matthew and Roger Griswold of Connecticut. Edward was graduated at Williams college in 1858, receiving his A.M. degree in 1861. He studied theology in New York and completed his course at the seminary of the Free church, Edinburgh, Scotland, in which city he commenced his evangelical work which attracted the attention of the ministers of the city of Glasgow, of Aberdeen and of neighboring cities, who joined him in his work and invited him to their churches. He labored two years in Scotland; five years in New England and the Middle states; six years in English speaking Europe, and in 1886 visited the Holy Land. His labors in America embraced the large cities from Maine to California and from the Great Lakes to the Gulf. He was notably successful at St. Louis, Mo., in 1874, at San Francisco, Cal., and in Washington, D.C., in 1890-91. He is the author of: The Conversion of Children; Gathered Lambs; Child's Guide to Heaven; Blood of Jesus; Roger' s Travels; Better Life, and How to Find It, and over one hundred tracts and small books published both in Great Britain and America. See The Reaper and the Harvest, by the Rev. P. C. Headley (1884).

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

Thomas Dwight Goodell, educator, was born in Ellington, Conn., Nov. 8, 1854; son of Francis and S. Louisa (Burpee) Goodell; grandson of Thomas Goodell, and a descendant of Robert Goodell, who came to Salem, Mass., in 1634. He was graduated from Yale in 1877. He was a classical teacher in the high school at Hartford, Conn., 1877-88; studied in Germany and Greece, 1886-87, and was professor in the American school of classical studies in Athens, 1894-95. He was elected professor of Greek at Yale college in 1888. He received the degree of Ph.D. from Yale in 1884. He is the author of The Greek in English (1886); and Greek Lessons (1892); and of contributions to philogical and literary periodicals.

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

Orlow W. Chapman, lawyer, was born in Ellington, Conn., in 1832. In 1854 he was graduated at Union college, and was then employed for two years as professor of languages at Fergusonville academy, Delaware county, N. Y. He was admitted to the bar in 1858, and was appointed to fill a vacancy as district-attorney of Broome county in 1862; in 1863 was elected to the office, and was re-elected annually until 1868. He was a member of the New York senate during 1870-71, and was superintendent of the state insurance department from 1871 to 1876. He was United States solicitor-general from March 29, 1889, to the time of his death in Washington, D. C., Jan. 19, 1890.

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