George Junkin graduated from Jefferson College in 1813.
12 Facts About George Junkin
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George Junkin was called to the charge of the United Congregations of Milton, Pennsylvania and McEwensville, Pennsylvania, where he remained for about eleven years.
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George Junkin left the reformed denomination to become a Presbyterian in 1822.
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George Junkin was Moderator of the General Assembly in 1844.
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George Junkin remained at Washington College until May, 1861, when he resigned the presidency at the age of 71 and moved to Philadelphia amidst controversy regarding his pro-Union views and Virginia's secession from the United States.
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Confederate General Stonewall Jackson had been George Junkin's friend and eventually son in law when Jackson was a teacher at the Virginia Military Institute, which is located in Lexington.
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The movie Gods and Generals briefly portrays the poignant end to this friendship, at the start of the Civil War, when Jackson joined the Confederate army and George Junkin departed for Pennsylvania.
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George Junkin died in Philadelphia in 1868 and he was later reburied in Lexington, Virginia.
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George Junkin succeeded Robert Hamilton Bishop as Miami University's second president, serving from 1841 to 1844.
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George Junkin quickly established his philosophy about college leadership, proclaiming that a monarchical system best suits a college administration, with the President serving as King.
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The years of the George Junkin administration began the "sullen years" of Miami, where there was a definite gloom amongst the students and faculty on campus.
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George Junkin served as the prosecutor in a church trial of Albert Barnes, accusing him of heresy.