EBENEZER NEWTON ELLIOTT,
Born November 2, 1805, in Chester District, S. C, graduated at Miami University, Oxford, O., in 1830, receiving therefrom the degrees of A. B. and A. M. Professor Elliott received the honorary degrees of Ph. D. and LL. D. from Lewisburg University, Pa., and also from Oakland College, Miss. He was elected Professor of Mathematics and Physics in Indiana University in 1832. In 1836 he was chosen President of Mississippi College, and subsequently was President of Oakland Scientific School and President of Planters College; also, of Ghent College and Washington Scientific School. Professor Elliott was a minister in the Southern Presbyterian Church and a surgeon in the Confederate army. He was the compiler and in part author of a large work published in Augusta, Ga., entitled "Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments." In addition to this he contributed articles to various periodicals and was the author of many public addresses.
Dr. Elliott married Mrs. Ann Nasby [sic] Willis October 2, 1832, in Boone County, Ky. Mrs. Willis was the daughter of Colonel John Grant, a nephew of Daniel Boone. Colonel Grant was a noted man in the early history of Kentucky, and Grant County was named for him. Dr. Elliott, now in his eighty-fourth year, is the sole survivor of his family. He lives with his brother and still enjoys life. His handwriting shows no sign of senility; he keeps well posted in the theology, literature, science and politics of the day, and enjoys visiting his friends and pedestrian rambles, waiting patiently till called to the eternal world.
