Lyttleton Morgan

Lyttleton Morgan (1813 – 1895) was the first chairman of the board of trustees of Morgan State University, which was renamed in his honor (it was founded as the Centenary Biblical Institute).[1]

Lyttleton Morgan
Born(1813-06-10)June 10, 1813
Bath County, Virginia
DiedFebruary 28, 1895(1895-02-28) (aged 81)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Resting placeGreen Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
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(m. 1840; died 1887)​

Career

Rev. Morgan was "station-preacher" meaning that he generally traveled to different churches to preach the Gospel, without having a church of his own. He had preached at every prominent church in the Baltimore Methodist Episcopal Conference.[2] Morgan also served as chaplain to the United States House of Representatives from 1851 to 1852.[3] He was married to Susan Rigby Dallam Morgan, a poet of the Poe era.

Morgan State University, in Baltimore, used to be the Centenary Biblical Institute of the Methodist Episcopal, but was renamed in his honor in 1890.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Morgan State University - Brief History of Morgan State University". Morgan.edu. Archived from the original on 2009-06-21. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
  2. ^ "Susan Morgan (Poe people)". Poe Society. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
  3. ^ "History of the Chaplaincy". Chaplain, U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
  4. ^ "Morgan State University". Maryland State Archives. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
Religious titles
Preceded by Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives
December 1, 1851 – December 6, 1852 		Succeeded by


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