George F. Whitworth, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetGeorge F. Whitworth
American missionary
Date of Birth: 15-Mar-1816
Place of Birth: Boston, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 06-Oct-1907
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About George F. Whitworth
- George Frederick Whitworth (March 15, 1816 – October 6, 1907) was a Presbyterian missionary, educated at Hanover College in Indiana.
- Whitworth worked a minister in the Ohio Valley until 1853, when he and his family moved to the Western frontier.
- He was active in the founding of the first church in Grand Mound, Washington, which he co-pastored with J.
- W.
- Goodell (father of pioneer Phoebe Judson).
- He was the president of the University of Washington from 1866–67 and 1874–76, and was the founder of Whitworth College (now Whitworth University) in 1890.
- He is buried at Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, Washington.
- His grave is a registered American Presbyterian and Reformed Historic Site (No.
- 252) by the Presbyterian Historical Society, headquartered in Philadelphia.
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