Leroy Jones Halsey (1812-1896) was an American Presbyterian scholar and author.
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| Born | January 28, 1812 Richmond, Virginia |
| Died | June 18, 1896 (aged 84) Chicago, Illinois |
| Resting place | Rosehill Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Nashville |
| Occupation(s) | Preacher Author |
| Relatives | Henry F. Halsey (brother) |
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Biography edit
Early life edit
Leroy J. Halsey was born near Richmond, Virginia on January 28, 1812. He graduated from the University of Nashville in 1834.[1]
Career edit
He worked as a professor of Historical and Pastoral Theology at the McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago.[2][3]
Although he was living in Chicago during the American Civil War of 1861–1865, he was directly affected by the war through his direct family. Indeed, in a letter addressed to Andrew Johnson (1808-1875), who served as the 17th President of the United States from 1865 to 1869, sent on September 26, 1865, Presbyterian minister David Xavier Junkin (1808-1880) explained that Leroy's brother, Henry F. Halsey (1815-1887), had been ruined by Union troops, who took over his factory in Alabama.[3] As a result, Leroy was the only one left to support his brother's family in the vanquished South.[3] Junkin asked Johnson to have the factory returned to Henry Halsey, making it possible for him to earn his livelihood again.[3]
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He is credited for first coining the sobriquet "Athens of the South" to refer to Nashville.[4] The phrase was later promoted by Reverend Philip Lindsley (1786–1855), a Presbyterian minister who founded the University of Nashville.[4] He went on to edit a volume of Lindsley's publications. Additionally, he wrote a memoir about Reverend Lewis W. Green (1806-1863), another Presbyterian minister who served as the President of Hampden-Sydney College from 1849 to 1856, of Transylvania University from 1856 to 1857, and of Centre College from 1857 to 1863.[5]
Death edit
He died at his home in Chicago on June 18, 1896, and was buried at Rosehill Cemetery.[1][6]
Bibliography edit
As an author edit
- The Literary Attractions of the Bible (R. & R. Clark, 1858).[7]
- A Sketch of the Life and Educational Labors of Philip Lindsley, D.D., Late President of the University of Nashville (1859).
- The Beauty of Immanuel (1860).
- Memoir of the Life and Character of Reverend Lewis Warner Green, D.D., With a Selection From His Sermons (New York, 1871).
- Scotland's influence on civilization (1885).
As an editor edit
- The Works of P. Lindsley. Edited by Le Roy J. Halsey. With Introductory Notices of His Life and Labours. (1866).[8]
References edit
- ^ a b Johnson, Rossiter; Brown, John Howard, eds. (1904). The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. Vol. V. Boston: American Biographical Society. Retrieved April 5, 2022 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Minutes of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1873, p. 578
- ^ a b c d Paul H. Bergeron (ed.), The Papers of Andrew Johnson: September 1865-January 1866, Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Press, 1991, p. 133
- ^ a b Christine M. Kreyling, Wesley Paine, Charles W. Warterfield, Susan Ford Wiltshire, Classical Nashville: Athens of the South, Nashville, Tennessee: Vanderbilt University Press, 1996, p. xiii
- ^ John D. Wright, Jr., Transylvania: Tutor to the West, Louisville, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky, 2006, p. 181
- ^ "Rev. Dr. Leroy J. Halsey Passes Away". Chicago Tribune. June 19, 1896. p. 5. Retrieved April 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Google Books
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