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Crawford Rockwell Thoburn (1862–1899) was an American Methodist
/ref> His mother died shortly after his birth, and Thoburn’s father, Bishop Thoburn, returned to America when Crawford Thoburn was about a year old, leaving him with grandparents Dr. Rockwell and his wife, in Evanston, Illinois. After the death of his grandparents, Thoburn was cared for by an Uncle, James Wilson, in Bellaire, Ohio.Buckley, James M. "Personals" ''The Christian Advocate'' New York, Thursday June 1, 189
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/ref> Adelaide Bennett had previously been a schoolmate in
President's Office Records, 1888-1942
{{DEFAULTSORT:Thoburn, Crawford R. American Methodist clergy 1862 births 1899 deaths University of Portland faculty American expatriates in India 19th-century Methodists 19th-century American clergy
Crawford Rockwell Thoburn (1862–1899) was an American Methodist minister
Minister may refer to:
* Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric
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and missionary.
Early life
Reverend Crawford Rockwell Thoburn was born in Nainital, India in 1862 to Bishop James M. Thoburn and Minerva Rockwell Thoburn.Boughton, James. ''A Genealogy of the Families of John Rockwell'', William F. Jones, New York, NY. 190/ref> His mother died shortly after his birth, and Thoburn’s father, Bishop Thoburn, returned to America when Crawford Thoburn was about a year old, leaving him with grandparents Dr. Rockwell and his wife, in Evanston, Illinois. After the death of his grandparents, Thoburn was cared for by an Uncle, James Wilson, in Bellaire, Ohio.Buckley, James M. "Personals" ''The Christian Advocate'' New York, Thursday June 1, 189
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Early career
Thoburn attended Allegheny College and graduated in 1885. After graduating, Thoburn entered the Methodist Conference and in 1886, he was sent to India as a missionary, where he was stationed at Bombay.Career in the Northwest
After less than three years, Thoburn returned from India in poor health, and worked for a time recruiting in Kansas before joining the Puget Sound Conference. After several years in the conference, he was chosen to be the Chancellor of Puget Sound University (now University of Puget Sound), in Tacoma, Washington. Thoburn served as the head of the university from 1892-1898. When the school was consolidated with the University of Portland, Thoburn moved to Portland but only stayed on as the Chancellor for another 8 months before accepting the pastorate of Centenary Church in Portland.Family
Thoburn married Adelaide Spencer Bennett on April 3, 1889 in Hutchinson, Kansas.''The Campus'', vol 5 no 11. Allegheny College, Meadville PA. April 15, 1889/ref> Adelaide Bennett had previously been a schoolmate in
Meadville, PA
Meadville is a city in and the county seat of Crawford County, Pennsylvania. The city is within of Erie and within of Pittsburgh. It was the first permanent settlement in Northwestern Pennsylvania. The population was 13,388 at the 2010 censu ...
, and the couple had four children at the time of Thoburn’s death.
References
External links
President's Office Records, 1888-1942
{{DEFAULTSORT:Thoburn, Crawford R. American Methodist clergy 1862 births 1899 deaths University of Portland faculty American expatriates in India 19th-century Methodists 19th-century American clergy