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Timothy Mather Cooley
Birth: 3-13-1772
Death: 12-14-1859
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Timothy Mather Cooley was an ordained pastor who preached in East Granville, MA for 63 years. He attended Yale, and was responsible for collecting memoirs for the class of 1792. From a profile of him:
In 1796, he was ordained pastor of the church in East Granville. He continued to discharge in full the duties of this office, until 1854, when, having completed his 82d year, was released from the charge of the pulpit, and a colleague was employed. He retained his activity until a fortnight before his death. In fulfilment of a promise exacted of him many years previous, a discourse was preached at his funeral by Rev. Dr. Sprague of Albany. This has since been published. (Albany, 1860, pp. 38, 8vo.)
Soon after his settlement, Cooley opened a classical school in his own house, and continued it during most of his life. More than eight hundred youth have thus enjoyed the benefit of his personal tuition. He also superintended the studies of several young men preparing for the ministry. For fifty-seven years he was an active and influential member of the board of trustees of Westfield Academy, and for forty-seven years he held the same relation to Williams College.
Several of his sermons and addresses have been printed. The number of his publications, including his articles in the journals of the day, is not far from sixty.
About twelve years ago, he prepared, with the assistance of Hon. James Cooley, a collection of the memoirs of all the members of the class of 1792, and in 1850 he presented the volume in manuscript to the Library of Yale College.
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Timothy Mather Cooley was an ordained pastor who preached in East Granville, MA for 63 years. He attended Yale, and was responsible for collecting memoirs for the class of 1792. From a profile of him:
In 1796, he was ordained pastor of the church in East Granville. He continued to discharge in full the duties of this office, until 1854, when, having completed his 82d year, was released from the charge of the pulpit, and a colleague was employed. He retained his activity until a fortnight before his death. In fulfilment of a promise exacted of him many years previous, a discourse was preached at his funeral by Rev. Dr. Sprague of Albany. This has since been published. (Albany, 1860, pp. 38, 8vo.)
Soon after his settlement, Cooley opened a classical school in his own house, and continued it during most of his life. More than eight hundred youth have thus enjoyed the benefit of his personal tuition. He also superintended the studies of several young men preparing for the ministry. For fifty-seven years he was an active and influential member of the board of trustees of Westfield Academy, and for forty-seven years he held the same relation to Williams College.
Several of his sermons and addresses have been printed. The number of his publications, including his articles in the journals of the day, is not far from sixty.
About twelve years ago, he prepared, with the assistance of Hon. James Cooley, a collection of the memoirs of all the members of the class of 1792, and in 1850 he presented the volume in manuscript to the Library of Yale College.