History of Harvard, (Worcester County) Massachusetts United States of America

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George Whitfield Samson, educator, was born at Harvard, Mass., Sept. 29, 1819; son of the Rev. Abisha and Mehetable (Kenrick) Samson, and seventh in descent from Abraham Samson, one of the early Plymouth Pilgrims, and also (maternally) from one of the early Boston Puritans. He attended the Worcester Manual Labor school, 1833?35, was graduated at Brown in 1839, and at the Newton Theological institution in 1843, and was assistant principal at the Worcester Manual Labor school, 1839?40. He was ordained to the Baptist ministry at Washington, D.C., in August, 1843, and was pastor of the E Street Baptist church, 1843?47. He spent the following year abroad, was pastor at Jamaica Plain, Mass., 1845?52, and in Washington, D.C., 1852?58. He was president of Columbian college, 1858?71, of Rutgers female college, 1871?75. He was pastor of the First Baptist church of Harlem, N.Y., 1873?81, and of a New York city church, 1881?84. In 1886 he again became president of Rutgers Female college, holding the position until his death. He was a member of the American Philological society, and president of the Bible Workers' college, 1884?96. Columbian university conferred upon him the degree of D.D. in 1883. He is the author of: Sermon on the Death of Sarah C. Green (1849); To Daimonion, or the Spiritual Medium (1852); Outlines of the Historical of Ethics (1860); Elements of Art Criticism (1867); Physical Media in Spiritual Manifestations (1869) Memorial Discourse on Joel Smith Bacon (1870); The Atonement (1878); Divine Law as to Wines (1880); English Revisers' Greek Text Unauthorized (1882); Creation and Immortality (1882); Guide to Self Education (1886); Guide to Bible Interpretation (1887); Idols of Fashion and Culture (1888); Classic Test of Authorship applied to the Scripture (1893). He died in New York city, Aug. 8, 1896.

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

History of Harvard, (Worcester County) Massachusetts

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