Robert Hamilton Bishop
Robert Hamilton Bishop | |
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| Headmaster of Farmers' College | |
| In office 1845–1855 | |
| President of Miami University | |
| In office 1824–1841 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 26, 1777 West Lothian, Scotland |
| Died | April 29, 1855 (aged 77) Pleasant Hill, Ohio, United States |
| Resting place | Miami University |
| Education | University of Edinburgh |
| Occupation | Educator, minister |
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Robert Hamilton Bishop (July 26, 1777 – April 29, 1855) was a Scottish-American educator and Presbyterian minister who became the first president of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. A professor of history and political science, he wrote about the history of the early churches in the United States, as well as theology.