| John Stebbins Lee was born in Vernon
on this day in 1820. He would become a well-known teacher and scholar.
Lee first taught school in Guilford at only 18 years old. He then
taught at schools and colleges in New Hampshire, Vermont and New
York.
He was in charge of the Green Mountain Institute in South Woodstock
for many years, and served as President of St. Lawrence University
in New York.
Lee also took leave to travel, studying extensively in England,
Europe, Egypt and the Holy Land. Lee wrote many works including
“Nature and Art in the Old World” and “Sacred
Cities,” and was well-known for his lectures.
John Stebbins Lee engraving courtesy Vermont
Historical Society, from “The History of the Town Of Vernon,”
by Artemas Henry Washburn, Esq., and his wife, Lucinda Wright Baily
Washburn
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John Stebbins Lee of Vernon, became
a well-known teacher and scholar.
Although there is some debate, he is often credited as being the
first president of
St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York.
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