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Samuel Train Dutton

1849 – 1919

American teacher and peace activist

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Lived 1849 – 1919 (aged 69). Samuel Train Dutton was an American pedagogue.

Henry Morgenthau, Sr. and Samuel Train Dutton and Cleveland Hoadley Dodge in 1916 Samuel Train Dutton (October 1849 – March 28, 1919) was the superintendent of schools at Teachers College, Columbia University. He was a founder of the New York Peace Society and the treasurer of the American College for Girls at Constantinople.

Biography He was born in October 1849 in Hillsborough, New Hampshire. He graduated from Yale University in 1873 with a B.A. and an M.A. in 1890. In 1912 he was awarded an LL.D from Baylor University.

Personal life In 1889 Dutton built a house at 219 Bishop Street in New Haven, designed by local architect David R. Brown. In 1893, in Brookline, he built a similar house at 29 Colbourne Crescent to designs by William F. Goodwin of Boston.

In 1916 he moved to Hartsdale, New York.

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Yale University, Baylor University
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Columbia University

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Who was Samuel Train Dutton?

American teacher and peace activist

When was Samuel Train Dutton born?

Samuel Train Dutton was born on 16 October 1849 in Hillsborough.

When did Samuel Train Dutton die?

Samuel Train Dutton died on 28 March 1919 in Atlantic City.

What was Samuel Train Dutton's occupation?

Samuel Train Dutton was a pedagogue.

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Samuel Train Dutton was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Samuel Train Dutton

· Wikidata: Q23585500

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