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Magruder, W. H. N. (William H. N.), 1815-1899

 Person

Biography

William Hezekiah Nathaniel Magruder was born in Jefferson County, Mississippi. He attended Wesleyan University and graduated in 1836. From 1842 to 1850, he served as the professor of Latin and Greek at Centenary College of Louisiana. In 1855, Magruder established the Collegiate Institute of Baton Rouge.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Winbourne Magruder Drake family papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 193
Scope and Contents The Winbourne Magruder Drake family papers consist of material about the family and their connections to Centenary College of Louisiana (Jackson, La.). A typescript copy of William Hezekiah Nathaniel Magruder’s letter (1845) to Benjamin Michael Drake concerns the move of Centenary College (Brandon Springs, Miss.) to the site of the defunct College of Louisiana (Jackson, La.). A photocopy of William Winans Drake’s memoir appeared in the “Annual of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist...
Dates: 1845 - 1983

William Hezekiah Nathaniel Magruder papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC-Mss. Coll. 17
Scope and Contents

William Hezekiah Nathaniel Magruder papers consist of lecture notes, writings, and a diary (1849-1850) during Magruder's employment on the faculty of Centenary College of Louisiana. The lecture notes and writings include topics about philosophy and temperance. The collection also includes printed items related to the Collegiate Institute of Baton Rouge.

Dates: 1828 - 1860