Proudfit, Robert

Born in York County, Pennsylvania during the American Revolution, Robert Proudfit graduated from Dickinson College in 1798 and became a Presbyterian pastor in New York before accepting a position as a professor of ancient languages at Union College. Proudfit lived until the age of 83 when he died on the eve of the Civil War.
Life Span
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Dickinson Connection
Class of 1798
    Full name
    Robert Proudfit
    Place of Birth
    Gender
    Male
    Race
    White
    Origins
    Free State
    No. of Siblings
    5
    No. of Spouses
    1
    No. of Children
    7
    Family
    Andrew Proudfit (father), Sarah Wallace Proudfit (mother), Elizabeth Law (wife)
    Education
    Dickinson (Carlisle College)
    Occupation
    Clergy
    Educator
    Relation to Slavery
    White non-slaveholder
    Church or Religious Denomination
    Presbyterian
    How to Cite This Page: "Proudfit, Robert," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/6438.