History of Warsaw, (Wyoming County) New York United States of America

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A Biography of Merrill Edwards Gates

Merrill Edwards Gates, educator, was born in Warsaw, N.Y., April 6, 1848; son of Seth Merrill and Fanny Jeanette (Parsons) Gates, and a great, great-grandson of Jonathan Edwards, the New England philosopher. He was graduated from the University of Rochester in 1870, and in the same year became principal of Albany academy. He resigned this position in 1882 to accept the presidency of Rutgers college. He was appointed a U.S. Indian commissioner in 1884. In 1890 he was elected to the presidency of Amherst and of Oberlin college and he accepted the former. He was married in 1873 to Mary, daughter of William S. Bishop of Rochester, N.Y. In June, 1898, Dr. Gates resigned the presidency of Amherst, his resignation taking effect in April, 1899, at the close of the year of travel in Europe which impaired health had demanded. He is the author of numerous lectures on educational topics and of many contributions to periodicals; and became well known as a lecturer and public speaker. He received the degree of Ph.D. from the University of the state of New York in 1880; that of LL.D. from the College of New Jersey and from the University of Rochester in 1882; that of L.H.D. from Columbia college in 1887, and that of LL.D. from Columbia in 1891, and from Williams in 1892.

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