Henry R. Colman
Henry R. Colman (October 9, 1800 – February 7, 1895) was a Wisconsin pioneer and co-founder of Lawrence University, in Appleton, Wisconsin.
Rev. Henry Root Colman was born October 9, 1800, in Northampton, New York. He was the father of four children: Charles, born 1826, Henry, born 1834, Elihu, born 1841, and Julia. His son Henry served as a trustee of Lawrence University for 60 years.[citation needed]
Church career
He became a minister in 1831. In 1840, he and his family moved to
Amos Adams Lawrence to establish a frontier school and raise funds to build the school that would be known as Lawrence University. He also assisted in writing the charter of the university and was one of the first trustees of the university.[1]
Later years
Colman died February 7, 1895, in Fond du Lac, aged 94.[2]
Notes
- ^ Lawrence Library A Brief History of Lawrence University, lawrence.edu; accessed July 12, 2020.
- Newspapers.com.
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