Clarence Barbour

Clarence Augustus Barbour (April 21, 1867 – January 16, 1937) was an American Baptist clergyman and educator most notable for having served as the president of Brown University.

Clarence Barbour
10th President of Brown University
In office
1929–1937
Preceded byWilliam Faunce
Succeeded byHenry Wriston
Personal details
Born(1867-04-21)April 21, 1867
Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedJanuary 16, 1937(1937-01-16) (aged 69)
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Resting placeNorth Burial Ground
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
SpouseFlorence Newell
Alma materBrown University

Biography

Early life

He was born on April 21, 1867, in Hartford, Connecticut.[1] He graduated from Brown University in 1888.[2]

Career

He served as the president of his alma mater, Brown University, from 1929 to 1936.[3] He also served as president of the Rochester Theological Seminary for thirteen years.[4] He was a member of the Laymen's Commission that produced "Re-Thinking Missions: A Laymen's Inquiry after One Hundred Years" (1932), which was a harsh critique of foreign missions.

His wife, Florence Newell Barbour, was a musician and composer.[5]

Death

He died on January 16, 1937, in Providence, Rhode Island, at the age of 69, two weeks before his planned retirement from Brown.[6]

Selected works
  • Barbour, Clarence A. (1910), Fellowship Hymns, New York: YMCA Press, OCLC 61651063
  • Barbour, Clarence A. (1911), The Bible in the World of Today, New York: YMCA Press, OCLC 5580727
  • Barbour, Clarence A. (1912), Making Religion Efficient, New York: YMCA Press, OCLC 5428960
  • Barbour, Clarence A. (1917), The Service Song Book, New York: YMCA Press, OCLC 12175612
  • Hocking, William Ernest, Re-Thinking Missions: A Laymen's Inquiry after One Hundred Years (1932) Harper & Brothers, New York City.

References
  1. "DR. C. A. BARBOUR, EDUCATOR, IS DEAD", The New York Times (published 1937-01-17), p. 47, 17 January 1937, ISSN 0362-4331, retrieved 2009-10-05
  2. "DR. BARBOUR CHOSEN BROWN PRESIDENT", The New York Times (published 1928-10-11), p. 19, 11 October 1928, ISSN 0362-4331, retrieved 2009-10-05
  3. Mitchell, Martha (1993), "Barbour, Clarence A.", Encyclopedia Brunoniana, Providence, Rhode Island: Brown University Library, p. 50, OCLC 31085279, retrieved 2009-10-05
  4. Rochester Theological Seminary (1920), General catalogue 1850 to 1920, Rochester, New York: E. R. Andrews Printing Co., p. 27, OCLC 7407942, retrieved 2009-10-05
  5. "IMSLP page for Florence Newell Barbour, with link to Baker (1919), Musicsack, VIAF". Retrieved February 25, 2014.
  6. "Milestones, Jan. 25, 1937". Time. 1937-01-25. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2023-02-16.


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