Background
Shipman, William Rollin was born on May 4, 1836 in Granville, Vermont, United States. Son of Harvey and Betsey (Eaton) Shipman.
Shipman, William Rollin was born on May 4, 1836 in Granville, Vermont, United States. Son of Harvey and Betsey (Eaton) Shipman.
Bachelor of Arts, Middlebury College, 1859, A.M., 1862. (Doctor of Divinity, St. Lawrence, 1882. Doctor of Laws, Tufts, 1899, Middlebury, 1900).
Ordained to Universalist ministry, 1865. Professor rhetoric and logic, 1864-1907, dean, 1900-1907, Tufts College. Emeritus, July 1907—.
Married Martha F. Willis, July 28, 1868 (died 1894).