WHITMAN, Rev. Dr. Benaiah Longley [1862-?] -- Canadian-American educator

Born in Totbrook, Nova Scotia, Nov. 21, 1862; son of Isaac James and Sarah (Spinney) Whitman; grandson of James and Margeret (Longley) Whitman, and of James and Lettie (Wheelock) Spinney; and a descendant of John Whitman of Weymouth, Mass. He removed with his parents to Marlboro, Mass., in 1879; attended the Worcester academy, 1880-83, and was graduated from Brown university, A. B., 1887, A.M., 1890, and from the Newton Theological institution in 1890. He was ordained to the Baptist ministry, Sept. 13, 1887, at Newton Upper Falls, Mass., where he remained as pastor, 1887-88. He was married, Dec. 6, 1888, to Mary, daughter of Charles and Phebe (Lovejoy) Scott of Newton, Mass. He was pastor at North Grafton, Mass., 1888-89, and of the Free Street church, Portland, Maine, 1890-92; president of Colby university, 1892-95, and of Columbian university, Washington, D.C., 1895-1900, and in 1900 accepted a call to the fifth Baptist church, Philadelphia, Pa. The honorary degree of D.D. was conferred on him by Bowdoin college in 1894 and that of LL.D. by Harvard university in 1899. In 1903 he was president of the American Baptist Historical society, a trustee of Newton Theological institution, and of Crozer Theological seminary, and lecturer at Bucknell university, Lewisburg, Pa.. and Temple college, Philadelphia. BDNA