History of New Hartford, (Oneida County) New York United States of America

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Edward Gayer Andrews, M. E. bishop, was born at New Hartford, N.Y., August 7, 1825. He was educated at the Wesleyan university at Middletown, Conn., from which institution he was graduated in 1847, and entered upon his work as a Methodist preacher. He was ordained deacon in 1848 and elder in 1850. In 1864 he went to Cazenovia, N.Y., where for two years he was a professor, and from 1866 to 1874 was principal of the seminary. He was a member of the Oneida conference in 1848, and of the New York East conference in 1864. In 1872 he was elected bishop and ordained at Brooklyn, N.Y. He visited foreign missions in 1894. He received the degree of LL.D. from Allegheny, and from Wesleyan university in 1900.

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

Edward Huntington Merrell, educator, was born at New Hartford, N.Y., April 15, 1835; son of Hiram H. and Maria (Nichols) Merrell; grandson of Jacob and Annie Merrell and of John and Elizabeth (York) Nichols, and a descendant of the Merrells of West Hartford, Conn. He prepared for college at Whitestown seminary; was graduated at Oberlin college, Ohio, A.B., 1859, A.M., 1862, and B.D., 1863. He was principal of the Hartford high school near Oberlin, 1859-61; tutor in Latin and Greek in Oberlin academy, 1861-62; principal of the preparatory department of Ripon college, Wis., 1862-63; professor of Greek, 1863-69, and of Greek language and literature there, 1869-76. He was acting president of the college, 1875-76, and in 1876 became president and professor of mental and moral science. He voluntarily resigned the presidency in 1891, and devoted himself to his professorship. He was influential in placing Ripon college on a firm foundation with a large endowment. He was ordained to the Congregational ministry in 1869, and held pastorates at West Rosendale and Princeton, Wis. He was married, Sept. 7, 1863, to Julia Hosford, daughter of William Hosford, of Olivet, Mich., and on July 7, 1880, to Ada, daughter of George M. Clark, of Covington, Ky. He received the degree of D.D. from Lawrence university in 1877, and that of LL.D. from Middlebury college in 1892. He is the author of frequent contributions to periodicals, and became editor of The Advance, Chicago, in 1901, having for several years previous been an editorial contributor. He published: An Historical Sketch of Ripon College, and other pamphlets.

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