National Normal University, Lebanon, Ohio

National Normal University was a teacher's college in Lebanon, Ohio. Located in southwestern Ohio, it opened in 1855 as Southwestern Normal School and took the name National Normal University in 1870.

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was the first president and the school's guiding force for most of its existence. He resigned in 1897 after 42 years. In 1907 the NNU became public and changed its name to Lebanon University. The school went bankrupt in and finally closed in 1917. The school merged with Wilmington College in Wilmington, Ohio. The Warren County (Ohio) Historical Society in Lebanon, Ohio, now holds Lebanon University's records. In 1933 Alfred Holbrook College opened on the same campus. AHC moved to Manchester, Ohio where it closed in 1941. The original campus was demolished in 1977.

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Stanley P. V. Arnold Stanley P. V. Arnold (September 15, 1856–February 1, 1901) was an American newspaper editor and politician. Arnold was born on a farm in Jefferson County, Ohio. He went to the National Normal University in Lebanon, Ohio and taught school. ...

, an Illinois state representative and newspaper editor *

Horatio C. Claypool Horatio Clifford Claypool (February 9, 1859 – January 19, 1921) was a three term U.S. Representative from Ohio. He was the father of Harold Kile Claypool and cousin of John Barney Peterson. Biography Born in McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio, Cla ...

, United States Representative from Ohio *

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, former Governor of Ohio *

Clement L. Brumbaugh Clement Laird Brumbaugh (February 28, 1863 – September 28, 1921) was an American educator and politician who served as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Ohio for four terms from 1913 to 1921. Early life and edu ...

, United States Representative from Ohio *

Francis B. De Witt Francis Byron De Witt (March 11, 1849 – March 21, 1929) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Ohio for one term from 1895 to 1897. Biography Born in Jackson County, Indiana, De Witt moved with his parents in ...

, United States Representative from Ohio *

Lucien J. Fenton Lucien Jerome Fenton (May 7, 1844 – June 28, 1922) was an American Civil War veteran who served two term as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1895 to 1899. Biography Born in Winchester, Ohio, Fenton attended the public schools, National ...

, United States Representative from Ohio * William T. Fitzgerald, United States Representative from Ohio *

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, United States Representative and Senator from

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, United States Senator from Tennessee and Secretary of State under President Franklin D. Roosevelt *

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, Justice of the Oklahoma Territorial Supreme Court. *

Isaac C. Ketler Isaac C. Ketler (1853–1913) was the co-founder and first president of Grove City College, a Presbyterian college in Grove City, Pennsylvania, USA. Isaac Conrad Ketler was a devout Presbyterian. Dr. Ketler was born at Northumberland, Pennsylvania ...

, Presbyterian scholar, founder of Grove City College *

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, Chancellor of the University of Mississippi *

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, United States Representative from Pennsylvania *

John J. Lentz John Jacob Lentz (January 27, 1856 – July 27, 1931) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio for two terms from 1897 to 1901. Early life and career Born near St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio, ...

, United States Representative from Ohio *

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, United States Representative from Ohio * Thomas Corwin Mendenhall,

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, United States Representative from Ohio *

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, United States Representative and Senator from Kentucky *

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, Attorney and Associate Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court *

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, American diplomat *

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(Class of 1883, civil engineering), Texas surveyor *

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, United States Representative from Pennsylvania *

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, Indiana state senator and Los Angeles City Council member *

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, first female president of Eastern Kentucky University

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Ohio Historical Society article
Defunct private universities and colleges in Ohio Education in Warren County, Ohio Educational institutions established in 1855 Educational institutions disestablished in 1917 1855 establishments in Ohio 1917 disestablishments in Ohio {{Ohio-university-stub

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