Robert Hamilton Bishop | |
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Headmaster of Farmers' College | |
In office 1845–1855 | |
President of Miami University | |
In office 1824–1841 | |
Personal details | |
Born | West Lothian, Scotland | July 26, 1777
Died | April 29, 1855 Pleasant Hill, Ohio, United States | (aged 77)
Resting place | Miami University |
Education | University of Edinburgh |
Occupation | Educator, minister |
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Robert Hamilton Bishop (July 26, 1777 – April 29, 1855) was a Scottish-American educator and Presbyterian minister who became the first president of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. A professor of history and political science, he wrote about the history of the early churches in the United States, as well as theology.