John Monteith (minister)

John Monteith
John Monteith
Born	August 5, 1788; Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Died	April 5, 1868 (aged 79); Elyria, Ohio
Nationality	American
Education	Jefferson College; Princeton Theological Seminary;
Spouses	Sarah Sophia Granger; Abigail Harris;
Children	Sarah Sophia; Mary Harris; Charles Alexander; Elizabeth Hamilton; John, Jr.; Abigail; George; Edwin Harris; Arthur;
Parent(s)	Daniel Monteith and Sarah Lecky
Religion	Presbyterian
Ordained	May 1817
Congregations served	First Protestant Society of Detroit; First Presbyterian Church of Blissfield;
Offices held	President of the University of Michigania; Professor at Hamilton College; Principal of Elyria High School;

Reverend John Monteith (August 5, 1788 – April 5, 1868) was a United States Presbyterian minister, educator, abolitionist and a founding father of the University of Michigan, formerly known as University of Michigania or the Catholepistemiad. Monteith served as president of the university from 1817 through 1821. During his five years in Detroit, he also served as the city's first librarian, and founded the first Protestant church in Detroit and the first Presbyterian church in what is now the State of Michigan.

According to his son, Rev. Monteith was six feet tall, and was straight as a rod. He did not drink liquor, and he was rarely ill. As an abolitionist, a temperance advocate, a defender of the Sabbath, and an educator of young minds, he took it as his personal mission to convince others to accept his beliefs, and was therefore sometimes a controversial figure.

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