History of Allamuchy, (Warren County) New Jersey United States of America

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A Short Biography of Charles Ellwood Nash

Charles Ellwood Nash, educator, was born in Allamuchy, Warren county, N.J., March 31, 1855; son of Charles Pitman and Sarah Ann (Wade) Nash; grandson of Anson and Hester (Huffman) Nash, and of Homer and Julia K. (Reeves) Wade. He was educated in the public schools of Bay City, Mich., and at Curry's academy, Newton, Iowa, and was graduated at Lombard university, Galesburg, Ill., A.B., 1875, A.M., 1878. He was graduated B.D., from Tufts College Divinity school, Mass., in 1878, and was ordained to the Universalist ministry at Stamford, Conn., June 10, 1878. He was married, December 31, 1878, to Clara Maria, daughter of Nathan Hale Sawtelle of Livermore, Maine. He was pastor at Abington, Mass., 1877-78; at Stamford, Conn., 1878-81; at Newtonville, Mass., 1881-84; at Akron, Ohio, 1884-91, and at Brooklyn, N.Y., 1891-95. He was elected president of Lombard university (now Lombard college), Galesburg, Ill., in 1895. He received the degree of S.T.D. from Tufts college in 1891. He contributed to The Columbian Congress of the Universalist church in 1893, and to Our Word and Work for missions in 1894, and is the author of: The Saviour of the World (1895).

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