Henry Darling (1822 - 1891)

Born 27 Dec 1822 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Facts

NAME
Henry Darling ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

SEX
Male

BIRTH
About 1822; Pennsylvania, United States ^[2]
27 DEC 1822; Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States ^[1]
About 1823; Pennsylvania, United States ^[4]
About 1824; Pennsylvania, United States ^[5]

DEATH
20 APR 1891 ^[3]

EDUCATION
1842; B. A., Amherst College ^[1]
Between 1842 AND 1843; Theology at Union Seminary, New York ^[1]
Between 1843 AND 1845; Auburn Theological Seminary ^[1]
1880; Honorary degree of D. D., Union College ^[1]
1881; LL. D., Hamilton and Lafayette Colleges ^[1]

OCCUPATION
Minister, in Vernon, New York ^[1]
Minister, in Albany, New York ^[1]
Minister, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ^[1]
1850; P. Clergyman ^[2]
1870; Clergyman ^[4]
1880; Clergyman ^[5]
1881; President of Hamilton College, New York ^[1]

RESIDENCE
1850; Hudson, Columbia, New York, United States ^[2]
1870; Albany, Albany, New York, United States ^[4]
1880; Albany, Albany, New York, United States ^[5]

FAMILY
Husband
Henry Darling
Wife
Julia Strong
Marriage
1 SEP 1845 ^[6]

Research Notes

Son of William and Margaretta (Vaughan) Darling (see below).

The 1870 census shows him remarried, to Aphalia, with at least 8 children.

From "Wyoming & Lackawanna Valleys, Pennsylvania Genealogies & Family Histories, Volume I-II," p. 130,

Rev. Henry Darling, D. D. [was] born in Reading, Pennsylvania, December 27, 1822, son of William and Margaretta (Vaughan) Darling. He graduated B. A., Amherst College, 1842, and in Theology at Union Seminary, New York, 1842-43, and Auburn Theological Seminary, 1843-45. He ministered in Vernon, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Albany, New York, with eminent success. He was elected president of Hamilton College, New York, 1881, and in the same year moderator of the general assembly of the Presbyterian Church. He received the honorary degree of D. D. from Union College 1880, and LL. D. from Hamilton and Lafayette Colleges, 1881. He has published several works of value.

From "The Bulkeley genealogy : Rev. Peter Bulkeley, being an account of his career, his ancestry, the ancestry of his two wives," p. 750,

Julia, b. 3 Mar. 1826; d. at New Haven, Conn., in 1851; m. 1 Sept. 1845, (Rev.) Henry Darling, b. at Reading Pa., 27 Dec. 1822; no issue. He was graduated from Amherst College in 1842, and from Auburn Theological Seminary, 1845, and settled in the ministry in Hudson, N. Y., 1846-53, in Philadelphia, Pa., 1853-61, and in Albany, N. Y., from 1863.

From "The New York Times," April 21, 1891,

The Rev. Henry Darling.

The Rev. Henry Darling, D. D., LL. D., President of Hamilton College, Clinton, N. Y., died yesterday of bronchitis. President Darling was born in Reading, Penn., in 1823. He entered Amherst College and was graduated in 1842, when but nineteen years old. He pursued the study of theology for a year thereafter at the Union Theological Seminary in New-York City, and for two years more at the Auburn Theological Seminary. He was ordained at Hudson, N. Y., to which place he was called as pastor of the Presbyterian church. He left there in 1853 to go to the Clinton Street Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, where he labored with a success that won him a reputation until 1861. At this time his health broke down and he was compelled to retire. Until 1863 he was without a charge for this reason.

In 1863 Dr. Darling assumed charge of the large Fourth Presbyterian Church of Albany, and he held that pastorate for eighteen years. He always took an active part in the deliberations of the Church assemblies of this denomination, and his clear and practical judgment, ready knowledge of parliamentary forms, and oratorical ability gave him a commanding influence. This was recognized in 1881 by his election as Moderator of the General Assembly held at Buffalo. He was always an earnest advocate of the duty of the Church to educate its members and was a warm supporter of a plan to take Hamilton College under the patronage of the Presbyterian Church in the State of New-York and so provide it with an ample endowment. It was as the representative of this policy that in 1881 he accepted the position of President of Hamilton College.

President Darling published many of his sermons delivered on special occasions and contributed largely to religious periodicals. The degree of Doctor of Divinity was conferred on him in 1860 by Union College and the degree of Doctor of laws by Hamilton College and by Lafayette College in 1881.

All exercises at Hamilton College will cease until after Dr. Darling's funeral.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10} Source: Title: "Genealogical & Family History of the Wyoming & Lackawanna Valleys Pennsylvania" , Page: p. 131 , Repository name: www.ancestry.com
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Source: Title: "1850 Census" , Page: New York, Hudson ward 1, Columbia Co., Roll M432_491, p. 189 , Repository name: www.ancestry.com
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Source: Title: obituary , Page: of Rev. Henry Darling, "The New York Times," New York, New York, April 21, 1891
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} Source: Title: "1870 Census" , Page: New York, Albany ward 6, Albany Co., Roll M593_898, p. 362 , Repository name: www.ancestry.com
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} Source: Title: "1880 Census" , Page: New York, Albany, Albany Co., Roll T9_805 , Repository name: www.ancestry.com
6. ↑ Source: Title: "The Bulkeley genealogy : Rev. Peter Bulkeley, being an account of his career, his ancestry, the ancestry of his two wives" , Page: p. 750 , Repository name: www.ancestry.com