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George Colfax Baldwin ( – ) was an American
Baptist Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only (believer's baptism), and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul compete ...
clergyman. George Colfax Baldwin was born on in
Pompton Township, New Jersey Pompton Township is a defunct township in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, that existed from 1797 until it was dissolved in 1918. History The township was originally formed on April 10, 1797, from portions of Saddle River Township and ...
. He graduated from
Madison University Madison University is a School accreditation, non-accredited distance learning college located in Gulfport, Mississippi, Gulfport, Mississippi. The state of Mississippi considers Madison an "unapproved" college. Madison is also listed as an unac ...
,
Hamilton, New York Hamilton is a town in Madison County, New York, United States. The population was 6,690 at the 2010 census. The town is named after American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. The Town of Hamilton contains a village also named Hamilton, the s ...
, and was for many years pastor of the First Baptist Church in
Troy, New York Troy is a city in the U.S. state of New York and the county seat of Rensselaer County. The city is located on the western edge of Rensselaer County and on the eastern bank of the Hudson River. Troy has close ties to the nearby cities of Albany a ...
. He was author of ''Representative Women of the Bible'' (New York, 1855), ''Representative Men of the New Testament ''(1859), and ''The Model Prayer'', a volume of lectures (Boston, 1870), and other works. George Colfax Baldwin died on 29 November 1899 in Troy. {{DEFAULTSORT:Baldwin, George Colfax Created via preloaddraft 1817 births 1899 deaths Colgate University alumni 19th-century Baptist ministers from the United States People from Passaic County, New Jersey People from Troy, New York Religious leaders from New York (state)