Jasper Adams
Jasper Adams | |
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| Born | August 27, 1793 |
| Died | October 25, 1841 (aged 48) |
Jasper Adams (August 27, 1793 – October 25, 1841) was an American clergyman, college professor, and college president.
Early years
Adams was born in East Medway, Massachusetts, on August 27, 1793, son of Major Jasper Adams and Emma Rounds, and a direct descendant from Henry Adams.[1] He was graduated from Brown University in 1815, studied at Andover, Massachusetts, theological seminary, from 1816 to 1817.[1][2]
He received the degree of
Career
He was a teacher at
He became the president of
During this period he wrote the Elements of Moral Philosophy, published in 1837. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1835.[3]
Last years
In 1838, he became a chaplain and a professor of geography, history and ethics, at the West Point, New York, a position he retained through 1840, when became principal of the seminary at Pendleton, South Carolina, until his death there on October 25, 1841.[1]
Adams was a Freemason, member of Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 4 in Providence, Rhode Island.[4]
Writings by Jasper Adams
- "The Relation of Christianity to Civil Government in the United States" (1833), in The Sacred Rights of Conscience, edited by Daniel L. Dreisbach and Mark David Hall (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2009): 597–610.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Johnson 1906, p. 41
- ^ a b c Marquis Who's Who, 1963.
- ^ "Book of Members, 1780-2010: Chapter A" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2006. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ Denslow, William R. 10,000 Famous Freemasons, Vol. I, A-D.
Sources
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Johnson, Rossiter, ed. (1906). "Adams, Jasper". The Biographical Dictionary of America. Vol. 1. Boston: American Biographical Society. p. 41.
- Who Was Who in America: Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1963.
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