James S. Hallowell was a Quaker educator in Virginia and also served as Clerk of the Post Office Department.
Born in 1821, the son of James S. and Amelia Bird Hallowell of Abington Monthly Meeting, James S. Hallowell moved to Alexandria, Virginia, in 1840. In 1846 he married Margaret Stabler, daughter of Edward and Ann R. He taught at the Alexandria Boarding school, directed by his uncle, Benjamin Hallowell, and in 1846 the former founded Alexandria Female Seminary and served as its Principal until it was forced to close during the Civil War. At the time he was appointed Clerk of the Post Office Department and Superintendent of the Post Office Building in Washington, D.C.. After his resignation in 1865, he moved to Sandy Spring, Maryland, as served as Principal of Fulford Female Seminary. James S. and Margaret Stabler Hallowell had six children, viz. Edward S., Annie, Alice, Julia, James B., and Florence. James S. Hallowell's brother, Caleb S., also taught at Alexandia Boarding School.
From the description of Hallowell-Stabler family papers, 1811-1946. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 30316100
