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Murray, James Ormsbee was born on November 27, 1827 in Camden, South Carolina, United States. Son of James Syng and Aurelia (Pearce) Murray.
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James Ormsbee Murray
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Education
Graduate (valedictorian) Brown University, 1850, honorary Doctor of Laws, 1865. Graduate Andover Theological Seminary, 1854. Honorary Doctor of Divinity, Princeton, 1867, Master of Arts (honorary), 1896.
Career
Instructor in Greek, Brown University, 1851. Pastor Congregational Church, Peabody, Massachusetts, 1854-1861, Brick (Presbyterian) Church, New York City, 1873-1875. Holmes professor belle lettres and English language and literature College of New Jersey (now Princeton), 1875-1899, became 1st dean faculty, 1833.
Trustee Princeton Theological Seminary, 1867-1874, 83, president of the board, 1889.
Author: Life of Francis Wayland, 1891. George Ide Chase, A Memorial, 1886.
Joint editor, compiler The Sacrifice of Praise.
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Married Julia Richards Haughton, October 22, 1856, 5 children.
