William Clarke Whitford

William Clarke Whiford (May 5, 1828 – May 20, 1902)[1][2] was an American educator, legislator, and pastor of the Seventh Day Baptist Church from Wisconsin.

Born in Edmeston, New York, Whitford received his degrees from Union College and Union Theological Seminary. He moved to what is now Milton, Wisconsin, where he served as President of Milton College and as pastor of the Seventh Day Baptist Church in Milton. He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1868 and was the Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin 1878 - 1882. He served on the Wisconsin Board of Regents for Wisconsin normal schools. Whiford also wrote various article about education.[3]

Notes
  1. 'Who's Who In America 1899,' A.N. Marquis: 1899, pg. 788-789
  2. 'Seventh Day Baptists In Europe And America,' Albert N. Rogers, The Seventh Day Baptist Conference: 1910, pg. 532
  3. William Clarke Whiford, Wisconsin Historical Society
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