Benjamin Hallowell was the first president of the Maryland Agricultural College.
Occupation
academic administrator, meteorological observer
Position held
university president
Citizenship
United States
Born
August 17, 1799
Died
1877
Overview
Benjamin Hallowell (August 17, 1799 – September 7, 1877) was the first president of the Maryland Agricultural College.
Early life
Benjamin Hallowell was born in 1799. He went to school at the Westtown Boarding School.
Personal life
Hallowell met his wife Margaret, the sister of William Henry Farquhar, at Westtown School. They married around 1820 and she died in 1876. Together, they had three children:
Henry C. Hallowell
Caroline Hallowell Miller, wife of Francis Miller
Benjamin Hallowell
He was friends with Henry Clay.
