04/01. Francis Springer (1847-1855)
Record Group Term
Identifier: 04/01
Born in 1810, Rev. Francis Springer preached and taught in Springfield, IL, before moving to Hillsboro, IL in 1847 to assume the presidency of Hillsboro College. He continued his leadership at Illinois State University after the move to Springfield, but resigned in 1855.
After his resignation, he served as school commissioner and superintendent of schools in Sprinfield before joining the 10th Illinois Cavalry as chaplain. Springer remained army chaplain in various capacities until the end of the war, when he resumed preaching in Illinois. Wittenberg College granted him an honorary D.D. in 1869. Rev. Springer died in 1892.
Sources: Power, John Carroll, Sarah A. Power, Old Settlers' Society of Sangamon Count (Ill). History of the early settlers of Sangamon County, Illinois: "Centennial Record." Springfield, Ill.: Edwin A. Wilson & Co., 1876
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Francis Springer Papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 04-01-0001
Scope and Contents
Papers of Francis Springer, first president of Carthage (then known as Hillsboro College and Illinois State University), including personal papers (1857-1880); Springer's Civil War journal excerpts; notes (ca. 1850); and a reproduction of a photograph, captioned “Yours Very Truly in Christ.”
Dates:
Created: 1850-1880; Other: Date acquired: 04/00/2012