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Courtesy of the University Archives, The George Washington University" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/William_Staughton.jpg/220px-William_Staughton.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="276" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/William_Staughton.jpg/330px-William_Staughton.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/William_Staughton.jpg/440px-William_Staughton.jpg 2x" data-file-width="824" data-file-height="1033" /></a><figcaption>William Staughton</figcaption></figure> <p><b>William Staughton</b> (January 4, 1770 – December 12, 1829) was a Baptist clergyman, educator, and music composer. He was also a <a href="/wiki/Chaplain_of_the_United_States_Senate" title="Chaplain of the United States Senate">Chaplain of the United States Senate</a> and the first <a href="/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_The_George_Washington_University" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Presidents of The George Washington University">President</a> of <a href="/wiki/Columbian_College" class="mw-redirect" title="Columbian College">Columbian College</a> from 1821-1827, which is the original name and oldest division (1821) of <a href="/wiki/The_George_Washington_University" class="mw-redirect" title="The George Washington University">The George Washington University</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-gwu_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gwu-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Life">Life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Staughton&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Staughton was born on January 4, 1770, in <a href="/wiki/Coventry" title="Coventry">Coventry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Warwickshire" title="Warwickshire">Warwickshire</a>, <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>, to Sutton and Keziah Staughton. In 1792, he graduated from <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Baptist_College" class="mw-redirect" title="Bristol Baptist College">Bristol Baptist College</a>. He became a preacher in <a href="/wiki/Northampton" title="Northampton">Northampton</a>, and in 1792 helped found the <a href="/wiki/Baptist_Missionary_Society" class="mw-redirect" title="Baptist Missionary Society">Baptist Missionary Society</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Staughton moved to Charleston, South Carolina, in 1793. After marrying Maria Hanson shortly after his arrival, he preached in Georgetown, South Carolina, for approximately two years. In 1795, Staughton moved to York City and then to Bordentown, New Jersey, where he preached at a Baptist church, headed an academy, and was ordained a Baptist minister on June 17, 1797. He continued his educational studies at <a href="/wiki/Princeton_University" title="Princeton University">Princeton University</a> and received a Doctor of Divinity in 1801. From 1805 to 1811, Staughton fulfilled pastorship positions at the <a href="/wiki/First_Baptist_Church_(Philadelphia)" title="First Baptist Church (Philadelphia)">First Baptist Church</a> in <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>, Pennsylvania (1805–1811) and the Sansom Street Church (1811–1822). Concurrently, Staughton also acted as the designated tutor of the Baptist Education Society of America of the Middle States, was one of the founding members of the Bible Society at Philadelphia (now known as the Pennsylvania Bible Society), helped organize the Triennial Convention from 1814-1826, and served as the Principal of the Theological Department of the Triennial Convention in 1817.<sup id="cite_ref-gwu_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gwu-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When the <a href="/wiki/Columbian_College" class="mw-redirect" title="Columbian College">Columbian College</a> opened on January 9, 1822, William Staughton presided as president. He also taught theological and classical courses at the college, including general history, belles lettres, rhetoric, moral philosophy and divinity, and pulpit eloquence. During his tenure as president, Staughton simultaneously served as chaplain of the Congress for two sessions. After five years serving as president, Staughton resigned due to the college's financial troubles and dispute among the board of trustees regarding the theology and classic departments.<sup id="cite_ref-gwu_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gwu-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1826, he was sent, along with <a href="/wiki/Samuel_Wait" title="Samuel Wait">Samuel Wait</a>, future first president of <a href="/wiki/Wake_Forest_University" title="Wake Forest University">Wake Forest University</a>, to <a href="/wiki/New_Bern,_North_Carolina" title="New Bern, North Carolina">New Bern, North Carolina</a>, to raise funds for the church.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>William accepted a position as president of the Literary and Theological Institution of Georgetown College in Georgetown, Kentucky, in September 1829. However, while making the journey to the college, Staughton died on December 12, 1829. He was originally buried in the District of Columbia's Episcopal cemetery, but his body was later moved to Philadelphia's Sansom Street Church Cemetery.<sup id="cite_ref-gwu_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gwu-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Works">Works</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Staughton&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Works"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In addition to his pastoral and educator careers, Staughton also wrote poems, sermons, discourses, lyrics, and hymns. In fact, several of his hymns can be found in the <i>Baptist Hymn Book</i> of 1825. He made literary contributions to <i>The Latter Day Luminary</i> and edited <i>The Works of Virgil,</i> as well as <i>A Compendious System of Greek Grammar</i> by Edward Wetenhall. In 1808, Staughton was also a member of the <a href="/wiki/American_Philosophical_Society" title="American Philosophical Society">American Philosophical Society</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-gwu_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gwu-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A collection of documents and artifacts associated with Staughton is maintained by the Special Collections Research Center at The <a href="/wiki/George_Washington_University" title="George Washington University">George Washington University</a>. The collection includes correspondence, writings, photographs of paintings, and biographical information on the Staughton family.<sup id="cite_ref-gwu_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gwu-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Staughton&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-gwu-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-gwu_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-gwu_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-gwu_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-gwu_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-gwu_1-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-gwu_1-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://library.gwu.edu/ead/ms0311.xml">Guide to the William Staughton Collection, 1795-1964</a>, Special Collections Research Center, Estelle and Melvin Gelman Library, The George Washington University</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFAlan_Betteridge2010" class="citation book cs1">Alan Betteridge (1 August 2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=P3ZkU7V6N0MC&pg=PA110"><i>Deep Roots, Living Branches: A History of Baptists in the English Western Midlands</i></a>. 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