Livingston Rowe Schuyler
Livingston Rowe Schuyler | |
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 Schuyler (left) with President William Howard Taft in 1912 | |
| Born | July 22, 1868 New York, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 1, 1931 (aged 62) New York, New York, U.S. |
| Education | City College of New York (B.A., M.A.) General Theological Seminary |
| Occupations | historian minister |
| Spouse | Leonora St. George Rogers |
Livingston Rowe Schuyler (July 22, 1868 – January 1, 1931) was an American historian and Episcopal priest. He served on the faculty at the City College of New York.
Education
Schuyler received a Bachelor of Arts from City College of New York in 1889 and a Master of Arts from the same institution in 1893.[1] He was ordained in the Episcopal Church in 1894 and graduated from General Theological Seminary in 1895.[1] Following his seminary studies, he went abroad for four years to attend the University of Oxford and the University of Paris.[1]
Career
During his time in France, Schuyler served as assistant minister of the American Cathedral in Paris.[1] When he returend to the United States in 1898, he began working as a history tutor at City College of New York.[1]
From 1901 to 1908, he was the rector of the Church of St. James the Less in Scarsdale, New York and, from 1908 to 1915, he was the minister-in-charge at the Church of St. Andrew By the Sea in Allenhurst, New Jersey.[2][1] He was also an assistant minister of the Church of the Mediator in Kingsbridge, Bronx from 1912 until his death.[1] He was also chaplain of the Washington Continental Guard.[1]
He later joined the faculty at City College as an associate professor of history, a position he kept for fourteen years.[1] He served as president of the History Teachers Association of the Middle States and Maryland.[1] As a historian, he authored multiple articles and pamphlets, including The Liberty of the Press in the American Colonies.[1]
Personal life and death
He married Leonora St. George Rogers in 1894.[1] His wife was a prominent socialite who served as President General of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.[1] They were listed in the Social Register in 1912.[3]
Schuyler died on January 1, 1931 at St. Luke's Hospital in New York City.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "REV. L.R. SCHUYLER DIES AT AGE OF 62; Was Associate Professor of History at City College--ServedIt 32 Years". The New York Times. New York, New York. January 2, 1931. p. 16. Retrieved July 28, 2026.
- ↑ "CHURCH OF ST. JAMES THE LESS Rev. Livingston Rowe Schuyler, Ph. D., Rector". Scarsdale Inquirer. Vol. V, no. 18. Scarsdale, New York. November 2, 1905. Retrieved July 28, 2026.
- ↑ Keller, Louis (1912). Social Register. New York, New York. p. 528. Retrieved July 28, 2026.
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