History of Bridgton, (Cumberland County) Maine United States of America

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A Biography of Benjamin Franklin Farnsworth

Benjamin Franklin Farnsworth, educator, was born in Bridgton, Maine, Dec. 17, 1793; son of Samuel and Betsey (Fitch) Farnsworth. He was graduated. from Dartmouth in 1813 and was ordained to the Baptist ministry in 1816, holding a pastorate in Edenton, N.C., for two years. He was master of the Bridgewater, Mass., academy, 1821-23; then became principal of a high school for young ladies in Worcester, Mass.; was for a time editor of the Christian Watchman, Boston; and held the chair of theology at the New Hampton, N.H., theological institute, 1826-33. He taught school in Providence, R.I., in 1833; was president of Georgetown college, Ky., and professor of psychology, ethics and Christian evidences there in 1836; president of Memphis university, Tenn., in 1837; and later president of Union university, Tenn., and the Louisville collegiate institute, Ky. The degree of D.D. was conferred upon him by Georgetown college in 1840. He died in Louisville, Ky., June 4, 1851.

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