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George Soule (educator)
George Soule (sometimes written as Soulé; May 14, 1834 – January 26, 1926) was a Louisiana author, educator, and soldier best known for establishing Soule Business College in New Orleans around the time of the American Civil War, and presiding over that institution for over sixty years.John Smith Kendall, History of New Orleans', Volume 2 (1922), p. 828-829.Progressive Americans of the Twentieth Century' (1910), p. 356. Early life, education, and career Born in Barrington, New York, his father, Ebenezer Soulé, died when Soule was three years old. Soule's mother later remarried to William H. Babcock, and in 1842 the family moved to DeKalb County, Illinois, where Soule lived on a farm until he was fourteen. He then entered Sycamore Academy at Sycamore, Illinois, graduating in 1853, and soon afterward moved to St. Louis, Missouri, to study medicine. He took a two years course in the McDowell Medical College and he also studied law and the commercial sciences in the Jones Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrington, New York
Barrington is a town in Yates County, New York, United States. The population was 1,681 at the 2010 census. The Town of Barrington is located in the south part of the county and is south of Geneva. History The first settler arrived around 1800, but no others arrived for several years. The land of the town was once part of the Phelps and Gorham Purchase. The town was established in 1822 while still part of Steuben County from the Towns of Reading and Wayne. In 1826, Barrington was made part of Yates County, a year after the creation of the county. In 1865, a mineral spring was discovered in the south part of the county, leading to the development of Crystal Spring. Barrington was the home of two locally renowned country and western bands, The Barrington Ridge Runners (1940–1960) and The Hill and Valley Boys (1957–1967). Most members of these bands were direct descendants of the first settlers of Barrington. The band included Dayton Knapp, Wilfred Knapp, James Knapp, Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |