George F. Whitworth

George F. Whitworth
Whitworth circa 1890
3rd President of the Territorial University of Washington
In office
1866–1867
Succeeded by John Henry Hall
President of the Territorial University of Washington
In office
1874–1876
Succeeded by Alexander Jay Anderson
Personal details
Born George Frederick Whitworth
(1816-03-15)March 15, 1816
Boston, England
Died October 6, 1907(1907-10-06) (aged 91)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Education Hanover College
New Albany Seminary

George Frederick Whitworth (March 15, 1816 – October 6, 1907[1]) was a Presbyterian missionary, educated at Hanover College in Indiana. Whitworth worked a minister in the Ohio Valley until 1853, when he and his family moved to the Western frontier.[2] He was active in the founding of the first church in Grand Mound, Washington, which he co-pastored with J. W. Goodell (father of pioneer Phoebe Judson). He was the president of the University of Washington from 1866–67 and 1874–76, and was the founder of Whitworth College (now Whitworth University) in 1890. He is buried at Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, Washington. His grave is a registered American Presbyterian and Reformed Historic Site (No. 252) by the Presbyterian Historical Society, headquartered in Philadelphia.

Notes

  • "George Whitworth biography". Whitworth archives. Whitworth University. Archived from the original on 2006-09-05.
  • "Whitworth, George F. (1816-1907)". The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History. HistoryLink.
  • "George Whitworth (1816-1907)". Find A Grave Memorial.
  • Guide to the George F. Whitworth Papers 1816-1907

References

  1. ↑ News Department, The Washington Historical Quarterly. "Honoring Memory of George F. Whitworth". Vol. 6, No. 2 (Apr., 1915), pp. 134.
  2. ↑ University of Virginia Social Networks and Archival Context Project. "Whitworth, George F. NWDA ( 1816 - 1907)".
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