History of Oxford, (Chester County) Pennsylvania United States of America

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Clement Cresson Dickey, clergyman, was born in Oxford, Chester county, Pa., Aug. 12, 1844; son of the Roy. Dr. John Miller and Sarah Emlen (Cresson) Dickey. He was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1866, and from the Theological seminary at Princeton, N.J., in 1871. He was pastor at the Tompkins Avenue Presbyterian church, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1871-72, resigning in the latter year to accept the chair of Hebrew in Lincoln university, Oxford, Pa. In 1878 he became pastor of the church at Haddington, Philadelphia, and in 1880 of the Sixty-Third Street church, Philadelphia. He was married to Mary Sterling, daughter of Henry D. Sherrard of Philadelphia, Pa. He died in Colorado Springs, Col., March 7, 1893.

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

John Miller Dickey, educator, was born in Oxford, Pa., Dec. 15, 1806; son of the Rev. Ebenezer and Jane (Miller) Dickey. He was graduated from Dickinson college in 1824 and from Princeton theological seminary in 1827. In 1828 he was sent to northeastern Pennsylvania as a missionary, and to Florida and Georgia in 1829. The following year he became pastor of a church at Newcastle, Del., and in 1832 succeeded his father at Oxford, Pa. In the meantime he had charge of a seminary for young women at Oxford, which he had rounded in 1837 with his brother, the Rev. Samuel Dickey, and in 1856 resigned his pastorate to give his entire attention to educational matters. He was the chief founder of Ashmun institute for the education of colored youth, which afterward became Lincoln university, was president of its board of trustees, 1854-78, and was a director of Princeton theological seminary and president of the board, 1858-78. He was married to Sarah Emlen, daughter of Elliott Cresson of Philadelphia. He received the honorary degree of D.D. from Lafayette in 1851. He died in Philadelphia, Pa., March 21, 1878.

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