History of Northfield, (Summit County) Ohio United States of America

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Isaac Newton Demmon, educator, was born at Centre of Northfield, Ohio, Aug. 19, 1842; son of Leonard and Nancy (Boughey) Demmon; and grandson of David and Susan (Torrey) Demmon, and of John and Julia Ann (Cackler) Boughey. His paternal grandfather was a native of Massachusetts and resided for many years at Chesterfield. His maternal grandfather came from Shropshire, England, early in the nineteenth century, and settled on the Western Reserve, Ohio. He removed with his parents in 1844 to Noble county, Ind., then an almost unbroken forest. He taught school, 1860-63, and attended the North Western Christian (afterward Butler) university, Indianapolis, 1863-64. In 1864 he responded to a call for volunteers, and on returning from the war entered the University of Michigan and was graduated in 1868. He was professor of Greek in Mount Union college, Alliance, Ohio, 1868-70; professor of ancient languages, Hiram college, 1870-72; instructor in mathematics, University of Michigan, 1872-73; principal of Ann Arbor high school, 1873-76; assistant professor of English and history, University of Michigan, 1876-79, and of English, 1879-81, and in 1881 was elected to the full chair of English and rhetoric. He gave considerable attention to library matters and became an expert bibliographer. He was married in 1871 to Emma, daughter of the Rev. Eli Regal of Ypsilanti, Mich. He received the degree of LLD. from the University of Nashville in 1896. He is the author of numerous contributions to current literature; of History of English Literature from 1066 to 1603 in Progress, Chicago, 1897; and editor of various university publications.

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

History of Northfield, (Summit County) Ohio

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