History of New Trenton, (Franklin County) Indiana United States of America

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Charles Willard Lewis Biographical Sketch

Charles Willard Lewis, educator, was born in New Trenton, Ind., Aug. 13, 1860; son of Nathan and Nancy (Rafferty) Lewis. He attended the National Normal university at Lebanon. Ohio, and De Pauw university, and was graduated from Moores' Hill college, Ind., B.S., 1890, M.S., 1893. He was married March 25, 1887, to Bertha Cruikshank. He was a district and village school teacher for eight years; principal of the high school at Brookville, Ind., 1886-89; professor in Moores' Hill college, 1890-99, during which time he was vice-president for three years, and acting-president, 1897-98, and in 1898 was elected president. He was a member of the examining board of the Indiana conference; speaker of the International Epworth League convention held at Indianapolis in 1898, and a delegate to the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church held in Chicago in 1900. He received the honorary degree of D.D. from De Pauw university in 1899.

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