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Shipherd was born in Granville, New York, just across the border from Vermont, on March 28, 1802.He was the son of Hon. Zebulon R. and Elizabeth B. Shipherd. His father was a graduate of Bennington Academy, a lawyer and one-time Federalist congressman, and a slaveowner, something he would later rue.
On February 24, 1844, the Reverend John J. "Father" Shipherd and thirty-nine followers arrived by ox-cart on this wilderness hilltop, driving their herds before them. They felt God had directed them to this oak grove for the purpose of founding a coeducational Christian college open to students of all races.
This was the point at which the former Lane students came into contact with John J. Shipherd, founder of the new Oberlin Collegiate Institute, "a college in name only" that had been founded the previous year (1833). "The former Lane students literally took possession of the embryo institution."
Another J. Henry & Sons bourbon dinner is in the planning stages at Morel, 430 S. 2nd St., for March 7; go to morelmke.com for information. Currently, J. Henry & Sons products are sold only in ...
Zebulon Rudd Shipherd (November 15, 1768 – November 1, 1841) was a United States Representative from New York. [1] Born in Granville , Washington County , he completed preparatory studies, studied law with Roger Skinner , was admitted to the bar , and commenced practice in Granville.
Two participants in the Oberlin–Wellington Rescue—Lewis Sheridan Leary and John A. Copeland, along with Oberlin resident Shields Green—went on to join John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry in 1859. Leary was killed during the attack. Copeland and Green were captured and tried along with John Brown. They were convicted of treason and ...
Swire Group (Chinese: 太古集團) is a highly diversified global conglomerate with its parent company being John Swire & Sons Limited that holds controlling stakes in a range of businesses trading in the UK, USA, Australia, Papua New Guinea, East and West Africa, and across Southeast Asia. The Group's businesses are arranged into groups ...
John Smith (21 December 1813 - 1886) [2] became an apprentice to John Whitehurst in 1827. He went on to be the founder of a new clockmaking company in 1856, first establishing his business in premises at 27 Queen Street in Derby. [3] John Smith's new company flourished during the Industrial Revolution. When he died in 1886, his two sons, Frank ...