Rash's Surname Index
Notes for Benjamin HALLOWELL
The rich and productive life of Benjamin Hallowell (1799-1887) exemplifies the versatility of Sandy Spring's early figures, and his profound influence as an educator perhaps exalts him above all others. Teaching first at Fair Hill in Olney, he then lectured at his own academy in Alexandria, Virginia, with Robert E. Lee as student. While in Alexandria he helped form The Benevolent Society to help slaves gain freedom, and headed a water company dedicated to affordable water for all. Retiring in 1858 to his Olney home Rockland, the next year he served briefly as first president of Maryland Agricultural College (later the University) before resigning because of health. He turned to farming Rockland, again as an innovator, and helped form the Sandy Spring Farmers' Club, the Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Swarthmore College, and three local Quaker schools. Wrote Rebecca T. Miller: "How like a patriarch he looked with his white hair long upon his shoulders, his massive features, and the dignity of his frame, yet how gentle and approachable to even a small child."
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