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Ruffner, William Henry, 1824-1908
William Henry Ruffner was born February 11, 1824, the son of Henry Ruffner, a Presbyterian minister and college president. He graduated from Washington College (Lexington, Va.) where his father served, in 1842. Ruffner attended Union Theological Seminary (Richmond, Va.) in 1845 and 1846, and graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1847. He married Harriet Anne Gray of Collicello, Va. in 1850. Ordained by the Presbytery of Philadelphia in 1852, he served for a year as pastor of Seventh Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.). Ruffner returned to the Shenandoah Valley in 1854, eventually resigning from the ministry. From 1870 to 1882, he was Virginia's first Superintendent of Public Instruction. Late in life he served as co-editor of the Education Journal of Virginia and the New England Journal of Education, and took up geology. He died in Asheville, N.C., November 24, 1908.
From the description of William Henry Ruffner papers, 1850-1902 [microform] (Presbyterian Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 759840783
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Ruffner, William A.,
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