Robert Hamilton Bishop

Robert Hamilton Bishop
Headmaster of Farmers' College
In office 1845–1855
President of Miami University
In office 1824–1841
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Born	(1777-07-26)July 26, 1777 West Lothian, Scotland
Died	April 29, 1855(1855-04-29) (aged 77) Pleasant Hill, Ohio, United States
Resting place	Miami University
Education	University of Edinburgh
Occupation	Educator, minister
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Robert Hamilton Bishop (July 26, 1777 – April 29, 1855) was a Scottish-American educator and Presbyterian minister who became the first president of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. A professor of history and political science, he wrote about the history of the early churches in the United States, as well as theology.