Henry Ruffner
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Henry Ruffner (January 16, 1790 – December 17, 1861), was an educator and Presbyterian minister, who served as president of Washington College (now Washington and Lee University). Although a slaveholder (and whose family had long owned slaves), Ruffner became known for criticizing slavery as impeding Virginia's economic development before the American Civil War, although that controversial position caused him to resign his college presidency and retire to his farm.
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Henry Ruffner
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Henry Ruffner
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Henry Ruffner
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Malden, West Virginia, U.S.
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1861-12-17
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Page County, Virginia, U.S.
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1790-01-16
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Washington College79
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Henry Vethake
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1861-12-17
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President of Washington College
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Henry Ruffner (January 16, 1790 – December 17, 1861), was an educator and Presbyterian minister, who served as president of Washington College (now Washington and Lee University). Although a slaveholder (and whose family had long owned slaves), Ruffner became known for criticizing slavery as impeding Virginia's economic development before the American Civil War, although that controversial position caused him to resign his college presidency and retire to his farm.
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