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William Bell Montgomery
William Bell Montgomery (August 21, 1829 – September 25, 1904) was an American farmer, businessman, and editor of farming periodicals. Early life and education He was born in Fairfield District, South Carolina, on August 21, 1829, the son of Hugh and Isabella Montgomery. When he was six years old his family and a number of their relatives and friends moved to Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, near Starkville, Mississippi, Starkville. His father was a pioneer surveyor as well as farmer. Both his parents' families were Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, Associate Reformed Presbyterians, and when the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church was organized in Starkville in 1840, David Montgomery was one of the first two elders in the church. Around 1846 Montgomery returned to South Carolina to attend Erskine College, and left that institution . He completed his college training at the Princeton University, College of New Jersey where he graduated in 1850. Career After some y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erskine College
Erskine College is a private Christian college in Due West, South Carolina. It is an undergraduate liberal arts college and a graduate theological seminary. The college was founded in 1839 by the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. Its sports teams compete in NCAA Division II as a member of Conference Carolinas. History Erskine College was founded by the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in 1839. Prior to this time the church had established an academy for men in Due West, S.C., in 1835, and a seminary in 1837. The academy became Erskine College, the first four-year church-related college in South Carolina. It was named for Ebenezer Erskine, a pastor and one of the founders of one of the antecedent bodies of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. Erskine had led a group of separatists from the Church of Scotland to found an Associate Presbytery. Erskine began to admit women in 1894 and officially became coeducational in 1899. In 1927, it merged with Due West Fem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |