He returned to the United States in 1870, and served as the president of Macalester College in St. Paul in 1873–74, thenceforth as professor of history and literature.[2]
He wrote many historical books, mostly of the Colonial period.
^Kuzma, Barbara (February 15, 2018). "The complicated celebration and remembering of Edward Duffield Neill". Themacweekly.com.
^"EDWARD D. NEILL AND FAMILY PAPERS : An Inventory of Neill Family Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society". 2.mnhs.org. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
January 01, 1970
edward, duffield, neill, 1823, 1893, american, author, educator, neill, 1842born1823, 1823, died1893, 1893, aged, years, service1861, 1863unit1st, minnesota, volunteersbattles, warsamerican, civil, neill, born, philadelphia, after, studying, university, pennsy. Edward Duffield Neill 1823 1893 was an American author and educator 1 Edward Duffield NeillNeill c 1842Born1823 1823 Died1893 1893 00 00 aged 69 70 Years of service1861 1863Unit1st Minnesota VolunteersBattles warsAmerican Civil War Neill was born in Philadelphia After studying at the University of Pennsylvania for some time he enrolled at Amherst College and graduated from Amherst in 1842 then studied theology at Andover After ordination as a Presbyterian minister he moved to St Paul Minnesota in 1848 where he became pastor of the First Presbyterian church He also worked as Superintendent of Public Instruction for the Minnesota Territory in 1851 53 and served as chancellor of the University of Minnesota from 1858 to 1861 During the Civil War he served in the army as a regimental chaplain with the 1st Minnesota Volunteers from 1861 to 1862 and as a hospital chaplain from 1862 to 1863 He worked for Presidents Lincoln and Johnson who in 1869 nominated him United States Commissioner of Education to replace Henry Barnard however President Grant appointed him Consul to Dublin in 1869 He returned to the United States in 1870 and served as the president of Macalester College in St Paul in 1873 74 thenceforth as professor of history and literature 2 He wrote many historical books mostly of the Colonial period Partial bibliography editHistory of Minnesota 1858 fifth edition 1883 Terra Mariœ 1867 a history of early Maryland History of the Virginia Company of London 1869 English Colonization of America during the Seventeenth Century 1871 Minnesota Explorers and Pioneers 1881 Virginia Vetusta 1885 Virginia Carolorum 1886 References edit Kuzma Barbara February 15 2018 The complicated celebration and remembering of Edward Duffield Neill Themacweekly com EDWARD D NEILL AND FAMILY PAPERS An Inventory of Neill Family Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society 2 mnhs org Retrieved May 31 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edward Duffield Neill amp oldid 1217463457, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
