Henry Alexander Saturnin Hartley

Henry Alexander Saturnin Hartley (December 18, 1861 – October 14, 1934)[1][2] was a missionary preacher, teacher, lawyer, and doctor in Canada, the United States, and South America.

Henry Alexander Saturnin Hartley
Born(1861-12-18)December 18, 1861
Port of Spain, British West Indies
DiedOctober 14, 1934(1934-10-14) (aged 72)
Education
Occupation(s)Clergyman, lawyer, physician
Spouse
Naomi Locke
(m. 1883; died 1884)

Biography

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Henry Alexander Saturnin Hartley was born on December 18, 1861, in Port of Spain, Trinidad.[3]

He studied at the University of Paris and worked in Trinidad including overseeing a leper colony before being dismissed for negligence.[1] Hartley went on to various church appointments and postings. He studied in Canada and the United States.[1] He served as a pastor at churches in Burroughs, Georgia.

He married Naomi Locke in London on June 25, 1883. She died in Paris in 1884 after giving birth to twins, who also died shortly afterward.[3]

Hartley wrote a memoir in 1890.[4]

On June 16, 1891, he received an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Wilberforce University. On May 23, 1893, he earned an LL.B from Central Tennessee College.[3]

Hartley died in 1934. In his will, he left $1,000 to Wilberforce University to endow a silver medal to be awarded yearly to the best student in Greek.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Ronnick, Michele Valerie (2020). "In Search of Henry Alexander Saturnin Hartley, Black Classicist, Clergyman, and Physician". Classicisms in the Black Atlantic. Oxford University Press. pp. 119–132. doi:10.1093/oso/9780198814122.003.0005. ISBN 978-0-19-881412-2 – via oxford.universitypressscholarship.com.
  2. ^ Bragg, George Freeman (1922). "History of the Afro-American Group of the Episcopal Church". Documenting the American South (DocSouth).
  3. ^ a b c Watson, Irving A., ed. (1896). Physicians and Surgeons of America: A Collection of Biographical Sketches of the Regular Medical Profession. Concord, New Hampshire: Republican Press Association. pp. 300–302. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ "Hartley, H. A. S. (Henry Alexander Saturnin), 1861- | The Online Books Page". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu.
  5. ^ "Wilberforce U. Bequeathed Gift to Finance Greek Medal". The Evening Gazette. Xenia, Ohio. October 10, 1934. p. 3. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Moyer, Ian; Lecznar, Adam; Morse, Heidi (January 16, 2020). Classicisms in the Black Atlantic. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-881412-2 – via Google Books.