William Craig Brownlee
Male, Deceased Person
1784 – 1860
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Who was William Craig Brownlee?
William Craig Brownlee was an American clergyman, professor of languages and author. He was born in Lanarkshire, Scotland and was the fourth son of the Laird of Torfoot. President William McKinley was a distant cousin.
Brownlee founded the Philoclean Society at Rutgers in 1825. Basking Ridge, NJ named a street, Brownlee Place, in his honor.
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- Born
- 1784
Lanarkshire - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- University of Glasgow
- Employment
- Rutgers University
- Lived in
- New York City
- Died
- Feb 10, 1860
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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