Albert Micajah Shipp

Albert Micajah Shipp
Born June 15, 1819
Stokes County, North Carolina
Died June 27, 1887
Cleveland Springs, North Carolina
Nationality American
Occupation clergyman, university administrator
Religion Methodist
Spouse(s) Mary Jane Gillespie
Children John Shipp, Sarah W. Shipp
Parent(s) John Shipp, Elizabeth Wade Ogilvie

Albert Micajah Shipp (1819-1887) was an American Methodist minister and university administrator.

Biography

Early life

Albert Micajah Shipp was born on June 15, 1819 in Stokes County, North Carolina.[1][2] His father was John Shipp (1791-1820) and his mother, Elizabeth Wade Ogilvie (1795-1855).[2] He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.[1]

Career

He joined the South Carolina Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South in 1841.[1] He served as a Methodist pastor in Charleston, Cokesbury, Santee, Cheraw, and Fayetteville.[1] In 1847, he became the Presiding Elder of the Lincolnton District.[1] He retired from preaching after his voice became too weak.[1][3]

He served as the President of Greensboro College in Greensboro, North Carolina from 1848 to 1850. He then taught English, French, and history at his alma mater, the University of North Carolina, in 1850-1851.[1] In 1851, he joined the Board of Trustees of Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina.[1] He went on to serve as its President from 1859 to 1875, including during the American Civil War of 1861-1865 and the Reconstruction Era.[1][4] However, he was forced to leave after he clashed with James Henry Carlisle (1825-1909), who served as the next President from 1875 to 1902.[1]

In 1875, he became a Professor of Exegetical Theology in the Biblical Department at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.[5] From 1882 to 1887, he served as its Dean.[1][4] However, he was forced to resign by Bishop Holland Nimmons McTyeire (1824–1889).[1] He retired in Marlboro County, South Carolina.[1]

Personal life

He married Mary Jane Gillespie (1826-1880).[2] They had a son and a daughter:

Death

He died on June 27, 1887 in Cleveland Springs, North Carolina, at the age of sixty-eight.[1][2]

Bibliography

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Wofford College biography
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 ancestry.com
  3. Frederick Rudolph, The American College and University: A History, Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press, 2011, p. 159
  4. 1 2 Dr. Phillip Stone, Wofford College, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2010, p. 16
  5. Vanderbilt University Faculty in 1875
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