Bonnell, John Mitchell, 1820-1871.

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John Mitchell Bonnell, educator and college president, was born 16 April 1820, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and died in September 1871. He became a Methodist minister (1845) and served in Georgia and Kentucky; was professor of Greek Literature, Emory College, Oxford, Georgia (1851); taught natural science at Wesleyan Female College, Macon, Georgia (1852); was president of Tuscaloosa (Alabama) Female High School (ca. 1853-1859); and served as president of Wesleyan Female College (ca. 1860-1871). Bonnell's son, John Fletcher Bonnell, taught at Emory College after his father's death.

From the description of John Mitchell Bonnell papers, 1848-1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123373635

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Macon (Ga.)
Tuscaloosa (Ala.)
Georgia
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Birth 1820

Death 1871

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