Charles Kittredge True
Charles Kittredge True was a United States Methodist Episcopal clergyman, educator, and author.Biography
He was born in Portland, Maine. He graduated at Harvard in 1832, and was subsequently pastor of several Methodist churches. He entered the New England Conference, 1833; was agent of the New England Education Society, 1834; principal of Amenia Seminary, 1835; entered the New York Conference, 1836; was transferred to the New England Conference, 1838. In 1849 he received the degree of D.D. from Harvard. He served as professor of intellectual and moral science in Wesleyan University, and financial agent of Wesleyan. He died in Brooklyn, New York.Works
He edited the Oregonian and Indian Advocate in 1839 in Boston, Massachusetts.Family
He married Elizabeth Bassett Hyde. They were the parents of agricultural educationist Alfred Charles True and zoologist Frederick William True.
