Elijah Barrett Prettyman
(1830-1907) American University president
About Elijah Barrett Prettyman
Lived 1830 – 1907 (aged 76–77). Elijah Barrett Prettyman was an American academic administrator and principal (school).
Elijah Barrett Prettyman (1830–1907) was the second principal of Maryland State Normal School (now Towson University).
Biography Elijah Barrett Prettyman was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania on February 20, 1830. He graduated from Dickinson College. He was a teacher and principal in Anne Arundel County for over 15 years. He later became the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and Principal of the Normal School.
He married Lydia Forrest Johnston on June 6, 1855, and they had six children.
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(1830-1907) American University president
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Elijah Barrett Prettyman was born in 1830 in Pennsylvania.
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Elijah Barrett Prettyman died in 1907 in Rockville.
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Elijah Barrett Prettyman was an academic administrator and principal (school).
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