Advertisement

William Cassaday Cattell

Advertisement

William Cassaday Cattell

Birth
Salem, Salem County, New Jersey, USA
Death
11 Feb 1898 (aged 70)
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
N 334
Memorial ID
View Source
Suggest Edits
William Cattell saved Lafayette College from financial ruin during the Civil War by conducting a huge fundraiser. The street going up College Hill to Lafayette College was named after him.
--------------------------------

Mortuary Notice
REV. WM. C. CATTELL, D.D., LL. D.
Philadelphia, Feb. 11-

REV. Wm. C. Cattell, D.D., LL. D., for twenty years President of Lafayette College, died early this morning at his home in this city.
Dr. Cattell was one of the most distinguished Presbyterian divines in the country.
He was born at Salem N.J., in 1827, was graduated from Princeton College in 1844, and from the Theological Seminary in 1852. In 1863 he was chosen president of Lafayette College, which position he held until 1883, when he resigned.
He leaves a widow and two sons.

The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, LA
Saturday February 12, 1898 page 12
Submitted by Linda Ellis
William Cattell saved Lafayette College from financial ruin during the Civil War by conducting a huge fundraiser. The street going up College Hill to Lafayette College was named after him.
--------------------------------

Mortuary Notice
REV. WM. C. CATTELL, D.D., LL. D.
Philadelphia, Feb. 11-

REV. Wm. C. Cattell, D.D., LL. D., for twenty years President of Lafayette College, died early this morning at his home in this city.
Dr. Cattell was one of the most distinguished Presbyterian divines in the country.
He was born at Salem N.J., in 1827, was graduated from Princeton College in 1844, and from the Theological Seminary in 1852. In 1863 he was chosen president of Lafayette College, which position he held until 1883, when he resigned.
He leaves a widow and two sons.

The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, LA
Saturday February 12, 1898 page 12
Submitted by Linda Ellis

Inscription

"D.D., L.L.D., President of Lafayette College 1863 - 1883"

Family Members

Parents
Spouse
Siblings
Children

Advertisement

See more Cattell memorials in:

Flower Delivery Sponsor and Remove Ads

Explore more

Advertisement