Early Portrait of John Clark Riepath, Putnam County, Indiana-Famious author

Description: NOTE: I have had this early photo for a lot of years and never searched it out. Bought at a professors estate sale in Greencastle. Turns out he has an amazing history. Google shared lots: Framed and matted photo: 11 x 13" in good condition. Some dis-color from age. Special care in shipping for a safe trip. Thank you for your bid, Ron John Clark RIDPATH (1840-1900) one of the most prolific of Indiana authors, was born in Putnam County and was graduated from Asbury University, with which he was subsequently connected in various teaching and administrative capacities for many years. He was a most successful teacher, particularly of history. Besides many text books he published "Cyclopedia of Universal History" (1885), "Great Races of Mankind" (1894) "Life and memoirs of Bishop William Taylor" (1895); and many monographs on historical and biographical subjects.RIDPATH, John Clark, educator, was born in Putnam county, Ind., April 26, 1840; son of Abraham and Sarah (Matthews) Ridpath of Montgomery county, Va.; grandson of John and Mary (Cox) Ridpath and of Anderson and Naomi (Heavin) Matthews, and a descendant of the Ridpaths of Berwick-on-Tweed and of Samuel Matthews, colonial governor of Virginia. He attended the common schools; engaged in teaching school and in tutoring, to assist in defraying the expense of a college education, and was graduated from Indiana Asbury (DePauw) university, A. B., 1863, A. M., 1866. He was married, Dec. 21, 1862, to Hannah Roxana, daughter of Ebenezer and Elizabeth (Sill) Smythe of Greencastle, Ind. He was instructor in languages at the academy at Thorntown, Ind., 1862–64; principal of the academy, 1864–66; professor of languages in Baker university, Baldwin city, Kan., in 1866, and principal of the public schools in Lawrenceburg, Ind., 1867–69. He was professor of English literature and normal instruction in Indiana Asbury university, 1869–71; professor of belles-lettres and history, 1871–79, and vice-president, 1879–81. He secured the DePauw endowment from Washington [p. 102] C. DePauw for the university, which adopted its patron's name in 1882; continued there as vice-president and professor of history and political economy, 1882–85, and from the latter year until his death, devoted himself to literary work. He was defeated as a Democratic candidate for representative in congress from Indiana in 1896. He received the degree LL. D. from Syracuse university in 1880; was associate editor of the "People's Cyclopedia", 1879–95; edited the Arena at Boston, Mass., 1897–98; was literary director of the Jones Brothers Publishing company, 1898

Price: 20 USD

Location: Poland, Indiana

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