History of Maryville, (Blount County) Tennessee United States of America

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Biographies:

Peter Mason Bartlett, educator, was born in Salisbury, Conn., Feb. 6, 1820; son of Isaiah and Miriam (Mason) Bartlett and a descendant of Robert Bartlett of England who settled at Plymouth, Mass., in 1623. He was graduated at Williams college A.B., 1850, A.M., 1853, and at Union theological seminary, New York, in 1853; served as chaplain in the New York mounted rifles, 1862-'64, and was married in April, 1872, to Florence Alden, a direct descendant of John Alden. He was president of Maryville college, and professor of mental and moral science and of didactic theology there, 1868-'87. He died at Maryville, Tenn., Oct. 22, 1901.

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

Robert Wilson Patterson, educator, was born near Maryville, Blount county, Tenn., Jan. 2l, 1814; son of Alexander and Sarah E. (Stevenson) Patterson, both natives of South Carolina and a descendant of Scotch Presbyterians, who immigrated to America to escape persecution. He removed to Illinois with his parents in 1824, was graduated at Illinois college in 1837, and attended Lane Theological seminary at Cincinnati, Ohio, 1837-39 and 1840-41. He was ordained by the presbytery of Ottawa, Sept. 14, 1842, was pastor of the second Presbyterian church, Chicago, Ill., 1842-73, and declined the chair of didactic theology in Lane Theological seminary in 1854. He was moderator of the new school Presbyterian church in 1859, and a member of the conference union of the two schools. He was professor of Christian evidences and ethics in McCormick Theological seminary, Chicago, Ill., 1873-81; president of Lake Forest university, Ill., 1876-78, and a lecturer on apologetics and Christian evidences in Lane Theological seminary, 1881-84. He received the degree D.D. from Hamilton college in 1856, and that of LL.D. from Lake Forest university in 1884. He retired to Evanston, Ill., where he died Feb. 28, 1894.

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