Albert Micajah Shipp
Albert Micajah Shipp | |
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2nd President of Wofford College | |
In office 1859–1875 | |
Preceded by | William May Wightman |
Succeeded by | James Henry Carlisle |
President of Greensboro College | |
In office 1848–1850 | |
Personal details | |
Born | June 15, 1819 Stokes County, North Carolina |
Died | June 27, 1887 Cleveland Springs, North Carolina |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Mary Jane Gillespie |
Children | John Shipp, Sarah W. Shipp |
Parent(s) | John Shipp, Elizabeth Wade Ogilvie |
Occupation | clergyman, university administrator |
Albert Micajah Shipp (1819–1887) was an American Methodist minister and university administrator.
Biography
Early life
Albert Micajah Shipp was born on June 15, 1819, in Stokes County, North Carolina.[1][2] His father was John Shipp (1791-1820) and his mother, Elizabeth Wade Ogilvie (1795-1855).[2] He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.[1]
Career
He joined the South Carolina Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South in 1841.[1] He served as a Methodist pastor in Charleston, Cokesbury, Santee, Cheraw, and Fayetteville.[1] In 1847, he became the Presiding Elder of the Lincolnton District.[1] He retired from preaching after his voice became too weak.[1][3]
He served as the President of
In 1875, he became a professor of exegetical theology in the Biblical Department at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.[5] From 1882 to 1887, he served as its dean.[1][4] However, he was forced to resign by Bishop Holland Nimmons McTyeire (1824–1889).[1] He retired in Marlboro County, South Carolina.[1]
Personal life
He married Mary Jane Gillespie (1826-1880).[2] They had a son and a daughter:
Death
He died on June 27, 1887, in Cleveland Springs, North Carolina, at the age of sixty-eight.[1][2]
Bibliography
- The History of Methodism in South Carolina (1883)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Wofford College biography". Archived from the original on 2014-05-05. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
- ^ a b c d e f ancestry.com
- ^ Frederick Rudolph, The American College and University: A History, Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press, 2011, p. 159 [1]
- ^ a b Dr. Phillip Stone, Wofford College, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2010, p. 16 [2]
- ^ "Vanderbilt University Faculty in 1875". Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-05-05.