Samuel Harrison Greene
American academic administrator and minister
About Samuel Harrison Greene
Lived 1845 – 1920 (aged 74). Samuel Harrison Greene was an American pastor and university president.
Samuel Harrison Greene (December 25, 1845 – September 7, 1920) was an American Baptist pastor, church leader, and university official.
Early life
Samuel Harrison Greene was born in Enosburg, Vermont on December 25, 1845. He was educated in local schools. At 21, he was elected as the Superintendent of Schools in Montgomery, Vermont. In 1873, he graduated from Colgate University in Hamilton, New York, and in 1875 from Hamilton Theological Seminary. which grew to approximately 2300. The secretary of the Southern Baptist Convention's Sunday School Board described Calvary's program as "one of the great Sunday Schools of the world." He was buried at Rock Creek Cemetery.
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Who was Samuel Harrison Greene?
American academic administrator and minister
When was Samuel Harrison Greene born?
Samuel Harrison Greene was born on 25 December 1845 in Enosburgh.
When did Samuel Harrison Greene die?
Samuel Harrison Greene died on 7 September 1920 in Washington, D.C..
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Samuel Harrison Greene was a pastor and university president.
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Samuel Harrison Greene was American.
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