History of Wellsville, (Montgomery County) New York United States of America

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The Biography of Anson Watson Cummings

Anson Watson Cummings, educator, was born in Trenton, N.Y., Feb. 23, 1815; son of John Dean and Mary Dorothy Cummings. His father was born in Connecticut and his mother was a native of Ireland. He was principal of Gouverneur Wesleyan seminary, N.Y., 1842-44; minister in the Black River conference of the M.E. church, 1844-46; professor of mathematics at McKendree college, Lebanon, Ill., 1846-50; president of McKendree college, 1850-53; president of Holston conference female college, 1854-64; a minister in the Holston conference, 1864-66; president of South Carolina female college, 1866-70; a minister in South Carolina conference, 1870-71; professor of mathematics, University of South Carolina, Columbia, 1872-75; president of the university, 1875-77; and principal of Riverside seminary, Wellsville, N.Y., 1877-82. He received the honorary degree of A.M. from Wesleyan in 1843, that of D.D. from Indiana Asbury in 1850 and that of LL. D. from Rutherford college, N.C., in 1878. He died at Wellsville, N.Y., Dec. 7, 1894.

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