Elijah Barrett Prettyman
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Elijah Barrett Prettyman (1830–1907) was the second principal of Maryland State Normal School (now Towson University).
Biography
Elijah Barrett Prettyman was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania on February 20, 1830. He graduated from Dickinson College. He was a teacher and principal in Anne Arundel County for over 15 years. He later became the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and Principal of the Normal School.
He married Lydia Forrest Johnston on June 6, 1855, and they had six children.
A Democrat, he was elected clerk of the Montgomery County court and served for 22 years.
He died at his home in Rockville, Maryland on December 9, 1907.
| Preceded byMcFadden Alexander Newell | Towson University principal 1890-1905 | Succeeded byGeorge W. Ward |