Franklin College (New Athens, Ohio)
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Franklin College was a college in New Athens, Ohio
, founded by abolition
ist John Walker, a Presbyterian minister. The college was called Alma college from 1818 until 1825, when the name was changed to Franklin College. The college ceased operation in 1919, and became associated with Muskingum College
until 1927. The college building houses the Franklin Museum which showcases the span of the college and its history.
Over the course of over 100 years, the college was key in the education of two governors, eight U.S. Senators, and nine U.S. Congressmen
and twenty state legislators
. The college also graduated Titus Basfield, an African-American student and former slave, as well as several prominent women.
New Athens, Ohio
New Athens is a village in Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The population was 342 at the 2000 census.During Morgan's Raid, a decisive Union victory in the Civil War in 1863, Confederate Brid. Gen...
, founded by abolition
Abolitionism
Abolitionism is a movement to end slavery.In western Europe and the Americas abolitionism was a movement to end the slave trade and set slaves free. At the behest of Dominican priest Bartolomé de las Casas who was shocked at the treatment of natives in the New World, Spain enacted the first...
ist John Walker, a Presbyterian minister. The college was called Alma college from 1818 until 1825, when the name was changed to Franklin College. The college ceased operation in 1919, and became associated with Muskingum College
Muskingum College
Muskingum University is a private four-year comprehensive college with a strong liberal arts tradition located in New Concord, Ohio, approximately sixty miles east of the state capital of Columbus. Founded in 1837, Muskingum University is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church , although since the...
until 1927. The college building houses the Franklin Museum which showcases the span of the college and its history.
Over the course of over 100 years, the college was key in the education of two governors, eight U.S. Senators, and nine U.S. Congressmen
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
and twenty state legislators
Ohio General Assembly
The Ohio General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio. It consists of the 99-member Ohio House of Representatives and the 33-member Ohio Senate...
. The college also graduated Titus Basfield, an African-American student and former slave, as well as several prominent women.
List of presidents
- Rev. William McMillanWilliam McMillan (college president)William McMillan was elected the fourth president of Jefferson College on September 24, 1817.McMillan was educated at Jefferson College, the institution founded by his uncle, the Rev. John McMillan, graduating with the Jefferson class of 1802, the first class to graduate from the newly chartered...
, 1825–1832 - Rev. Richard Campbell, 1832–1835
- Rev. Johnson Welsh, 1835–1836
- Rev. Dr. Joseph Smith, 1837–1838
- Rev. Jacob Coon, (pro term), 1838–1839
- Rev. William BurnettWilliam Burnett (preacher)William Burnett was a former President of Franklin College in New Athens, Ohio, serving from 1839 to 1840. He also served as Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church minister at various locations in Pennsylvania before leaving the ministry to head west....
, 1839–1840 - Rev. Edwin H. Nevin, 1840–1845
- Rev. Dr. Alexander D. Clark, 1845–1861
- Rev. R. G. Campbell, 1867–1871
See also
- Franklin College Building No. 5Franklin College Building No. 5The Franklin College Building No. 5 is located along Main Street, or State Route 9, in New Athens, Ohio. The building houses the Franklin Museum which is dedicated to preserving the building and its primary function...
- John BinghamJohn BinghamJohn Armor Bingham was a Republican congressman from Ohio, America, judge advocate in the trial of the Abraham Lincoln assassination and a prosecutor in the impeachment trials of Andrew Johnson...
- William McMillan (college president)William McMillan (college president)William McMillan was elected the fourth president of Jefferson College on September 24, 1817.McMillan was educated at Jefferson College, the institution founded by his uncle, the Rev. John McMillan, graduating with the Jefferson class of 1802, the first class to graduate from the newly chartered...