William F. Slocum

William Frederick Slocum, Jr.
Born (1851-07-29)July 29, 1851
Grafton, Massachusetts
Died 1934 (aged 8283)
Alma mater Amherst College, 1874
Andover Theological Seminary, 1878
Occupation journalist, pastor, educator
Known for President of Colorado College
Religion Congregationalist
Spouse(s) Mary Goodall Montgomery, m. 1880
Parent(s) William F. Slocum
Margaret Tinker

William Frederick Slocum, Jr. (born Grafton, Massachusetts, 29 July 1851; died 1934) was a United States educator.

Biography

He was the son of William F. Slocum, a Boston lawyer, and Margaret Tinker. He graduated from Amherst College in 1874. In 1874 and 1875, he was a newspaper correspondent in England and Germany. By 1876, he was at Andover Theological Seminary, where he graduated in 1878. He held Congregational pastorates at Amesbury, Massachusetts (1878–83), and Baltimore, Maryland (1883–88). He then became president of Colorado College, where he remained until his retirement in 1917 to Newton Center, Massachusetts. He lectured and wrote on educational and sociological subjects. In 1880, he married Mary Goodall Montgomery.

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