Clarence Barbour Explained

Clarence Barbour
Order:10th
Office:President of Brown University
Term Start:1929
Term End:1937
Predecessor:William Faunce
Successor:Henry Wriston
Birth Date:21 April 1867
Birth Place:Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Death Place:Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Resting Place:North Burial Ground
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Alma Mater:Brown University
Spouse:Florence Newell
Nationality:American

Clarence Augustus Barbour (April 21, 1867 – January 16, 1937) was an American Baptist clergyman and educator most notable for having served as the president of Brown University.

Biography

Early life

He was born on April 21, 1867, in Hartford, Connecticut. He graduated from Brown University in 1888.

Career

He served as the president of his alma mater, Brown University, from 1929 to 1936. He also served as president of the Rochester Theological Seminary for thirteen years. He was a member of the Laymen's Commission that produced "Re-Thinking Missions: A Laymen's Inquiry after One Hundred Years" (1932), which was a harsh critique of foreign missions.

His wife, Florence Newell Barbour, was a musician and composer.[1]

Death

He died on January 16, 1937, in Providence, Rhode Island, at the age of 69, two weeks before his planned retirement from Brown.[2]

Selected works

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IMSLP page for Florence Newell Barbour, with link to Baker (1919), Musicsack, VIAF. February 25, 2014.
  2. 1937-01-25 . Milestones, Jan. 25, 1937 . en-US . Time . 2023-02-16 . 0040-781X.