Background
Magoun, George Frederic was born on March 29, 1821 in Bath, Maine, United States. Son of David Crooker and Hannah (Webb) Magoun.
Magoun, George Frederic was born on March 29, 1821 in Bath, Maine, United States. Son of David Crooker and Hannah (Webb) Magoun.
Graduate Bowdoin College, 1841. Attended Yale Divinity School, Andover Theological Seminary.
Ordained to ministry Congregational Church, Shullsburg, Wisconsin, 1848, founded church there. Pastor 2d Presbyterian Church, Galena, Illinois, 1848-1851. Served Congressional chs., Davenport, Lyons, Iowa, 1851-1855.
Trustee Iowa College, Davenport, 1856 (college moved to Grinnell, 1859), president, 1862-1884, also taught, preached and wrote articles, taught mental and moral philosophy after his retirement until 1890. Delegate to peace conferences in Europe 3 times. Lecturer Andover Theological Seminary, 1877-1879.
Author: The Past of Our College, 1895.
Married Abby Anne Hyde, 1847. Married second, Elizabeth E. Earle, 1870.