Remsen Brinckerhoff Ogilby (1881–1943) was an Episcopal priest and teacher, and the president of
Trinity College Trinity College may refer to:
Australia
* Trinity Anglican College, an Anglican coeducational primary and secondary school in , New South Wales
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in
Hartford, Connecticut
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from 1920 to his death in 1943.
He was born April 8, 1881, in
New Brunswick, New Jersey
New Brunswick is a city (New Jersey), city in and the county seat, seat of government of Middlesex County, New Jersey, Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
As president, he was involved in Trinity's expansion, and in the construction of the Trinity College Chapel.
Ogilby organized a meeting of
carillonneur
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s in 1934 that eventually would culminate in the founding of
The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America
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.
He married Lois M. Cunningham in 1919.
He died in
Weekapaug, Rhode Island
Weekapaug () is a census-designated place in southern Washington County, Rhode Island, part of the town of Westerly, Rhode Island. The population was 425 at the 2010 census.
History
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