Reverend Lyttleton Morgan
Encyclopedia
Reverend Lyttleton Morgan was the first chairman of the board of trustees of Morgan State University
, which was renamed in his honor (having been originally founded as the Centenary Biblical Institute).
He was married to Susan Rigby Dallam Morgan, a poet of the Poe era.
Morgan also served as chaplain to the United States House of Representatives
from 1851 to 1852.
Morgan College
, in Baltimore
, was formerly the Centenary Biblical Institute of the Methodist Episcopal, but was renamed in his honor in 1890.
Morgan State University
Morgan State University, formerly Centenary Biblical Institute , Morgan College and Morgan State College , is a historically black college in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Morgan is Maryland's designated public urban university and the largest HBCU in the state of Maryland...
, which was renamed in his honor (having been originally founded as the Centenary Biblical Institute).
Career
Rev. Morgan was "station-preacher" meaning that he generally traveled to different churches to preach the Gospel, without having a church of his own. He had the distinction of having occupied the pulpit of every prominent church in the Baltimore Methodist Episcopal Conference.He was married to Susan Rigby Dallam Morgan, a poet of the Poe era.
Morgan also served as chaplain to the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from 1851 to 1852.
Morgan College
Morgan State University
Morgan State University, formerly Centenary Biblical Institute , Morgan College and Morgan State College , is a historically black college in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Morgan is Maryland's designated public urban university and the largest HBCU in the state of Maryland...
, in Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
, was formerly the Centenary Biblical Institute of the Methodist Episcopal, but was renamed in his honor in 1890.
External links
- http://www.morgan.edu/About_MSU/University_History.html