BAUGHER, Henry L., educator, born in Abbottstown, Pennsylvania, about 1805; died in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 14 April 1868. He was graduated at Dickinson College, Carlisle, in 1825 ; studied theology at Princeton and Gettysburg; was licensed to preach by the Maryland Lutheran synod; was chosen pastor at Boonesboro, Maryland, in 1829, and took charge of a classical school in Gettysburg in 1830. The school expanded into a College in 1832, and Mr. Baugher became professor of the Greek language and belles-lettres, was elected to the presidency of the College in 1850, and continued in that office until his death. He was an able executive, a strict disciplinarian, an eloquent preacher, and a graceful writer. He contributed to the "Evangelical Review" and Lutheran papers, and published addresses and essays.
ONE TIME PASTOR OF CHRIST CHURCH, GETTYSBURG, PA. PRESIDENT OF GETTYSBURG COLLEGE. HAD A SON KILLED FIGHTING FOR THE UNION IN THE CIVIL WAR. BAUGHER WAS BORN IN ABBOTSTOWN, PA.JULY 19 1804 TO TANNER, CHRISTIAN FREDERICK AND HIS WIFE ANN CATHERINE. HE WAS EDUCATED IN REVERAND DAVID MCCONAUGHTY'S SCHOOL IN GETTYSBURG AND ENTERED DICKINSON COLLEGE IN 1822. HE WAS ADMITTED BELLES LETTRES LITERARY SOCIETY THAT SAME YEAR. AT THE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY IN 1826, HE RECEIVED SECONDARY HONORS AND GAVE THE SALUTORY ADDRESS. AFTER GRADUATING FROM DICKINSON, BAUGHER MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO STUDY LAW WITH FRANCIS SCOTT KEY, FAMOUS FOR DRAFTING THE VERSES OF THE CURRENT U.S. NATIONAL ANTHEM, IN GEORGETOWN, BUT AFTER THE DEATH OF HIS MOTHER, CHANGED COURSE AND ENTERED FIRST THE PRINCTON SEMINARY AND THEN THE LUTHERAN SEMINARY IN GETTYSBURG. HENRY BAUGHER WAS MARRIED ON OCT 29 1829 TO CLARA MARY BROOKS. THE COUPLE HAD SEVEN CHILDREN, FIVE OF WHOM SURVIVED HIM.IN 1848 HE RECEIVED AN HONORARY DOCTORATE OF DIVINITY FROM DICKINSON. DURING THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG CLASSES AT PA. COLLEGE WERE IN SESSION ON THE MORNING OF JULY 1 1863 UNTIL UNION SOLDIERS ENTERED THE COLLEGE BUILDING TO MAKE USE OF THE CUPOLA. IT WAS THEN THAT BAUGHER DISMISSED CLASSES. ON NOVEMBER 19 1863 BAUGHER GAVE THE BENEDICTION AT THE CEREMONY OPENING THE NATIONAL SOLDIER'S CEMETERY AT GETTYSBURG, SPEAKING AFTER PRES. LINCOLN'S FAMOUS ADDRESS.HENRY L BAUGHER DIED APR 14 1868 A VICTIM OF A PROTRACTED BUT UNKNOWN DISEASE FROM WHICH HE SUFFERED FOR SEVERAL YEARS. BIO ABOVE BY E BAUGHER
BAUGHER, Henry L., educator, born in Abbottstown, Pennsylvania, about 1805; died in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 14 April 1868. He was graduated at Dickinson College, Carlisle, in 1825 ; studied theology at Princeton and Gettysburg; was licensed to preach by the Maryland Lutheran synod; was chosen pastor at Boonesboro, Maryland, in 1829, and took charge of a classical school in Gettysburg in 1830. The school expanded into a College in 1832, and Mr. Baugher became professor of the Greek language and belles-lettres, was elected to the presidency of the College in 1850, and continued in that office until his death. He was an able executive, a strict disciplinarian, an eloquent preacher, and a graceful writer. He contributed to the "Evangelical Review" and Lutheran papers, and published addresses and essays.
ONE TIME PASTOR OF CHRIST CHURCH, GETTYSBURG, PA. PRESIDENT OF GETTYSBURG COLLEGE. HAD A SON KILLED FIGHTING FOR THE UNION IN THE CIVIL WAR. BAUGHER WAS BORN IN ABBOTSTOWN, PA.JULY 19 1804 TO TANNER, CHRISTIAN FREDERICK AND HIS WIFE ANN CATHERINE. HE WAS EDUCATED IN REVERAND DAVID MCCONAUGHTY'S SCHOOL IN GETTYSBURG AND ENTERED DICKINSON COLLEGE IN 1822. HE WAS ADMITTED BELLES LETTRES LITERARY SOCIETY THAT SAME YEAR. AT THE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY IN 1826, HE RECEIVED SECONDARY HONORS AND GAVE THE SALUTORY ADDRESS. AFTER GRADUATING FROM DICKINSON, BAUGHER MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO STUDY LAW WITH FRANCIS SCOTT KEY, FAMOUS FOR DRAFTING THE VERSES OF THE CURRENT U.S. NATIONAL ANTHEM, IN GEORGETOWN, BUT AFTER THE DEATH OF HIS MOTHER, CHANGED COURSE AND ENTERED FIRST THE PRINCTON SEMINARY AND THEN THE LUTHERAN SEMINARY IN GETTYSBURG. HENRY BAUGHER WAS MARRIED ON OCT 29 1829 TO CLARA MARY BROOKS. THE COUPLE HAD SEVEN CHILDREN, FIVE OF WHOM SURVIVED HIM.IN 1848 HE RECEIVED AN HONORARY DOCTORATE OF DIVINITY FROM DICKINSON. DURING THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG CLASSES AT PA. COLLEGE WERE IN SESSION ON THE MORNING OF JULY 1 1863 UNTIL UNION SOLDIERS ENTERED THE COLLEGE BUILDING TO MAKE USE OF THE CUPOLA. IT WAS THEN THAT BAUGHER DISMISSED CLASSES. ON NOVEMBER 19 1863 BAUGHER GAVE THE BENEDICTION AT THE CEREMONY OPENING THE NATIONAL SOLDIER'S CEMETERY AT GETTYSBURG, SPEAKING AFTER PRES. LINCOLN'S FAMOUS ADDRESS.HENRY L BAUGHER DIED APR 14 1868 A VICTIM OF A PROTRACTED BUT UNKNOWN DISEASE FROM WHICH HE SUFFERED FOR SEVERAL YEARS. BIO ABOVE BY E BAUGHER
Bio by: Edward L. Baugher III
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John George Baugher
1781–1834
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Anna M Baugher Geiger
1782–1859
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George Isaac A. Baugher
1787–1848
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Anna Francis "Nancy" Baugher Gitt
1789–1861
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Susanna Elizabeth Baugher Haffer
1791–1840
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Margaret Baugher Hamme
1792–1865
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Susan E. Baugher Fahnestock
1795–1877
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Harriet Baugher Deford
1799–1865
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Frederick Baugher
1801–1884
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