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William Henry Allen was born on March 27, 1808 at Readfield, Maine, United States. He was the son of Jonathan and Thankful (Longley) Allen.
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William Henry Allen was born on March 27, 1808 at Readfield, Maine, United States. He was the son of Jonathan and Thankful (Longley) Allen.
Allen attended district school, Kent Hill Seminary, and Bowdoin College, graduating from the latter in 1833. He also received a degree of Doctor of Laws from Union College as well as from Emory and Henry College.
Allen taught Latin and Greek in the Oneida Methodist Conference Seminary, Cazenovia, New York (1833-1836), and was principal of the high school in Augusta, Maine, for six months. From Augusta he was called in 1836 to the chair of chemistry and natural history at Dickinson College, which he occupied with distinction for ten years, being then transferred to philosophy and English literature. For nearly a year he was acting president of the institution. He was elected to the presidency of Girard College in 1849, took office the following year, and gave twelve years of whole-hearted, effective service.
In 1862, chiefly because of a policy of retrenchment adopted by the directors, he resigned the presidency but continued lecturing and writing. From these pursuits he was called in 1865 to the presidency of the Pennsylvania Agricultural College. After two years of valuable service, he left this post, being urged to resume the headship of Girard College. The next fifteen years there were most gratifying to him and most valuable to those for whom he labored.
While at Bowdoin, he professed Christianity, and it was his recognized religious leadership and high personal character that secured his election to the presidency of Girard College. At Dickinson College, he contributed numerous articles to the Methodist Quarterly Review; at Girard, his religious contribution lay in his upright example, preparation of a manual of devotional services, and carefully studied lectures to the boys. In 1872, he became president of the American Bible Society.
Besides successful work as teacher and administrator, Allen acquired a considerable reputation as lecturer and orator. His addresses covered many fields, such as "Peace, " "The Bible, " "Public Welfare, " but his most polished and complete efforts were "Our Country's Mission in History" and his Eulogy on Daniel Webster, published in Philadelphia, 1853.
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Allen identified himself closely with religious work.
Allen had a sturdy nature that served him well throughout an active life.
Allen was married four times: to Martha Ann Richardson, who died in 1839; to Ellen Honora, the sister of Andrew G. Curtin, governor of Pennsylvania; after her early death, to Mary Frances Quincy, the daughter of Samuel Quincy of Boston, and finally, in 1858, to Mrs. Anna (Dunton) Gamwill, who survived him.