Clarence Barbour

Clarence Barbour
Clarence Barbour
10th President of Brown University
	In office; 1929–1937
Preceded by	William Faunce
Succeeded by	Henry Wriston
Personal details
Born	April 21, 1867; Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	January 16, 1937 (aged 69); Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Resting place	North Burial Ground; Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Spouse	Florence Newell
Alma mater	Brown University

Clarence Augustus Barbour (April 21, 1867 – January 16, 1937) was an American Baptist clergyman and educator most notable for having served as the president of Brown University.

Biography

Early life

He was born on April 21, 1867, in Hartford, Connecticut.^[1] He graduated from Brown University in 1888.^[2]

Career

He served as the president of his alma mater, Brown University, from 1929 to 1936.^[3] He also served as president of the Rochester Theological Seminary for thirteen years.^[4] He was a member of the Laymen's Commission that produced "Re-Thinking Missions: A Laymen's Inquiry after One Hundred Years" (1932), which was a harsh critique of foreign missions.

His wife, Florence Newell Barbour, was a musician and composer.^[5]

Death

He died on January 16, 1937, in Providence, Rhode Island, at the age of 69, two weeks before his planned retirement from Brown.^[6]

Selected works

Barbour, Clarence A. (1910), Fellowship Hymns, New York: YMCA Press, OCLC 61651063
Barbour, Clarence A. (1911), The Bible in the World of Today, New York: YMCA Press, OCLC 5580727
Barbour, Clarence A. (1912), Making Religion Efficient, New York: YMCA Press, OCLC 5428960
Barbour, Clarence A. (1917), The Service Song Book, New York: YMCA Press, OCLC 12175612
Hocking, William Ernest, Re-Thinking Missions: A Laymen's Inquiry after One Hundred Years (1932) Harper & Brothers, New York City.

References

^ "DR. C. A. BARBOUR, EDUCATOR, IS DEAD", The New York Times (published 1937-01-17), p. 47, 17 January 1937, ISSN 0362-4331, retrieved 2009-10-05
^ "DR. BARBOUR CHOSEN BROWN PRESIDENT", The New York Times (published 1928-10-11), p. 19, 11 October 1928, ISSN 0362-4331, retrieved 2009-10-05
^ Mitchell, Martha (1993), "Barbour, Clarence A.", Encyclopedia Brunoniana, Providence, Rhode Island: Brown University Library, p. 50, OCLC 31085279, retrieved 2009-10-05
^ Rochester Theological Seminary (1920), General catalogue 1850 to 1920, Rochester, New York: E. R. Andrews Printing Co., p. 27, OCLC 7407942, retrieved 2009-10-05
^ "IMSLP page for Florence Newell Barbour, with link to Baker (1919), Musicsack, VIAF". Retrieved February 25, 2014.
^ "Milestones, Jan. 25, 1937". Time. 1937-01-25. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2023-02-16.

External links

"Clarence Barbour". Find a Grave. Retrieved August 28, 2010.

Academic offices
Preceded by Joseph W. A. Stewart (acting)	President of the Rochester Theological Seminary 1915–1928	Office abolished
First	President of the Colgate Rochester Divinity School 1928–1929	Succeeded by Albert W. Beaven
Preceded by William Faunce	President of Brown University 1929–1937	Succeeded by Henry Wriston

[1] "DR. C. A. BARBOUR, EDUCATOR, IS DEAD", The New York Times (published 1937-01-17), p. 47, 17 January 1937, ISSN 0362-4331, retrieved 2009-10-05

[2] "DR. BARBOUR CHOSEN BROWN PRESIDENT", The New York Times (published 1928-10-11), p. 19, 11 October 1928, ISSN 0362-4331, retrieved 2009-10-05

[3] Mitchell, Martha (1993), "Barbour, Clarence A.", Encyclopedia Brunoniana, Providence, Rhode Island: Brown University Library, p. 50, OCLC 31085279, retrieved 2009-10-05

[4] Rochester Theological Seminary (1920), General catalogue 1850 to 1920, Rochester, New York: E. R. Andrews Printing Co., p. 27, OCLC 7407942, retrieved 2009-10-05

[5] "IMSLP page for Florence Newell Barbour, with link to Baker (1919), Musicsack, VIAF". Retrieved February 25, 2014.

[6] "Milestones, Jan. 25, 1937". Time. 1937-01-25. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2023-02-16.

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