Lyttleton Morgan (June 10, 1813 – February 28, 1895) was the first chairman of the board of trustees of Morgan State University, which was renamed in his honor (it was founded as the Centenary Biblical Institute).[1]
Lyttleton Morgan | |
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| Born | (1813-06-10)June 10, 1813 Bath County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | February 28, 1895(1895-02-28) (aged 81) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Resting place | Green Mount Cemetery Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
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Career
Rev. Morgan was "station-preacher" meaning that he generally traveled to different churches to preach the Gospel, without having a church of his own. He had preached at every prominent church in the Baltimore Methodist Episcopal Conference.[2] Morgan also served as chaplain to the United States House of Representatives from 1851 to 1852.[3] He was married to Susan Rigby Dallam Morgan, a poet of the Poe era.
Morgan was buried in Green Mount Cemetery.[4]
Morgan State University, in Baltimore, used to be the Centenary Biblical Institute of the Methodist Episcopal, but was renamed in his honor in 1890.[5]
References
- "Morgan State University - Brief History of Morgan State University". Morgan.edu. Archived from the original on June 21, 2009. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
- "Susan Morgan (Poe people)". Poe Society. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
- "History of the Chaplaincy". Chaplain, U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
- "Burial of Dr. Morgan". The Baltimore Sun. March 4, 1895. p. 10. Retrieved May 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Morgan State University". Maryland State Archives. Retrieved July 27, 2011.