John Miller Dickey
Rev. John Miller Dickey, (December 15, 1806 — March 2, 1878) a Presbyterian minister, and his wife, Sarah Emlen Cresson, a Quaker, founded Ashmun Institute in 1854, later named Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. They named it after Jehudi Ashmun, a religious leader and social reformer. They founded the school for the education of African Americans, who had few opportunities.
John Miller Dickey | |
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| President of Lincoln University | |
| In office 1854–1856 | |
| Succeeded by | John Pym Carter |
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| Born | December 15, 1806 Oxford, Pennsylvania |
| Died | March 2, 1878 |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Emlen Cresson |
| Alma mater | Dickinson College |
Dr. John Miller Dickey was the first president of the college (1854–1856). He encouraged some of his first students: James Ralston Amos (1826–1864), his brother Thomas Henry Amos (1825–1869), and Armistead Hutchinson Miller (1829/30-1865), to support the establishment of Liberia as a colony for African Americans. Each of the men became ordained ministers.
John Miller Dickey was born in Oxford, Pennsylvania and educated from Dickinson College (Carlisle College)- class of 1824.
Honor
The building 'JOHN MILLER DICKEY HALL' in Lincoln was completed in 1991 with funds allocated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - is a 60,000 square feet (5,600 m2), three-story structure, designed by Friday Architects/Planners of Philadelphia. Dickey Hall houses several departments.
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