History of Lovington, (Moultrie County) Illinois United States of America

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The Biography of Clinton Lockhart

Clinton Lockhart, educator, was born in Lovington, Ill., Feb. 21, 1858; son of George W. and Harriet J. (Hostetler) Lockhart; grandson of John and Patsy (Riley) Lockhart, and of Christian Hostetler, a minister of the Christian church; and a descendant of Thomas Lockhart, who came from Ireland and settled in Virginia. Thomas's grandson Richard, a Revolutionary soldier, was present at Yorktown at the surrender of Cornwallis. Clinton Lockhart entered Kentucky university in 1878, graduating in the ministerial course, 1885; A.B., 1886, A.M., 1888. He was married, June 23, 1885, to Mollie, daughter of Dr. Reuben Smith of Monterey, Ky. He took postgraduate courses at Yale, 1887-88 and 1889-91. He held the Bible chair at Ann Arbor, Mich., 1893-94; was president of Christian college, Columbia, Ky., 1894-95; president of Christian university, Canton, Mo., 1895-1900, and resigned to accept the professorship in Semitic languages in Drake university, Des Moines, Iowa. The degree of Ph.D. was conferred on him by Yale in 1894. He is the author of: Laws of Interpretation (1894); Commentary on the Book of Nahum (1900); Principles of Scientific Interpretation (1900).

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