Charles Clinton Beatty

Charles Clinton Beatty was a Presbyterian minister, seminary founder, and academic philanthropist.

He was born on January 4, 1800 in Princeton, New Jersey. His grandfather, Charles Beatty, was a Presbyterian minister, and his father, Erkuries Beatty, was an officer during the Revolutionary War.

In 1861, he received an honorary degree from Washington College. He was elected trustee of Washington College on September 1, 1863.

On November 6, 1863, Beatty, offered $50,000 to entice ailing Washington College and Jefferson schools to unify. On April 12, 1865, he was elected trustee of the unified Washington & Jefferson College, a position he held until his death.

He died on October 30, 1882.