John Finley Crowe Explained

John Finley Crowe
Birth Date:June 16, 1787
Birth Place:American frontier (present day Greene County, Tennessee)
Death Place:Hanover, Indiana
Spouse:Esther Alexander Crowe
Occupation:Presbyterian Minister
Alma Mater:Transylvania College
Princeton Theological Seminary

John Finley Crowe (June 16, 1787 - January 17, 1860) was a Presbyterian minister and the founder of Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana.[1]

His residence from 1824 to 1860, the Crowe-Garritt House, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[2]

References

  1. Baker, Frank. Glimpses of Hanover's Past. Seymour, IN: Graessle-Mercer Co. (1978) 22-30.
  2. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Crowe-Garritt House. 2016-04-01. Robert E. Ireland. November 1979. and Accompanying photographs.