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Stephen Olin (March 2, 1797 – August 15, 1851) was an American educator and minister.
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Early life
Oline was born in Leicester, Vermont on March 2, 1797. He was one of ten children born to Henry Olin (1768–1837), a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Vermont, and Lois Richardson (d. 1814). His father was the nephew of Gideon Olin (1743–1823) and the cousin of Abram B. Olin (1808–1879), both of whom also served as members of the House of Representatives from Vermont.
In 1820, Olin graduated Middlebury College in 1820.
Career
After having a religious awakening at the age of 25, he gave up the practice of law and became ordained into the Methodist Episcopal Church. He taught at the Tabernacle Academy in South Carolina and served a pastorate in Charleston. He became professor of belle-lettres at the University of Georgia in 1827. He was the first President of Randolph Macon College (1834–1836) but resigned for health reasons and was succeeded by Dr. Landon C. Garland. He later served as president of Wesleyan University (1839–1851).
In 1844, at the general conference of the Methodists, Olin called on his friend, Bishop James Andrew, to resign his office, on the grounds the latter owned slaves. Olin himself was criticized because his first wife (Mary E. Bostwick, whom he married in 1827) had owned slaves.
Personal life
He was married to Julia Matilda Lynch (1814–1879), the daughter of James Lynch. Together, they were the parents of:
Olin died on August 15, 1851 in Middletown, Connecticut.
Legacy
The Bronx, New York neighborhood of Olinville, began as two towns named for him (founded in 1852).