Luther Rice | |
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 Luther Rice Silhouette ca1830 cut by Emily Redd of Ruther Glenn, Caroline County, Virginia. | |
| Born | March 25, 1783 |
| Died | September 27, 1836 (aged 53) |
| Alma mater | Williams College |
Luther Rice (March 25, 1783 – September 27, 1836) was an American Baptist minister who, after a thwarted mission to India, returned to America where he spent the remainder of his career raising funds for missions and advocating for the formation of a unified Baptist missionary-sending body, which culminated in establishment of the Baptist Triennial Convention (which later split with the formation of the Southern Baptist Convention). He also raised funds to establish Columbian College (now George Washington University) in Washington, D.C.[1]
- ^ Guide to the Luther Rice Papers, 1812-1832, Special Collections Research Center, Estelle and Melvin Gelman Library, The George Washington University