The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans

By Rossiter Johnson, John Howard Brown
Boston: The Biographical Society
1904



VOL. VI : JACK - LOCK

JAQUES, Jabez Robert
     JAQUES, Jabez Robert, educator, was born at Stourton, Whichford, Warwickshire, England, Dec. 8, 1838. He immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1838, and settled in Lyons, N.Y. He was graduated from Genesee college with first honor, A.B., 1854, A.M., 1857, having by his own labor earned the expenses of his education. He was principal of the academy at Troupsburg, N.Y., 1854-66, and of the Classical seminary, Mansfield, Pa., 1856-57. He joined the East Genesee conference in 1855, and was stationed at Elmira, N.Y., 1857-59; Hornellsville, N.Y., 1859-60, and at the First church, Rochester, N.Y., 1860-62. He was professor of ancient languages at Rochester Collegiate institute, 1862-65 ; professor of Greek and German in Illinois Wesleyan university, Bloomington, 1865-75 ; president and professor of classics in Albert college, Belleville, Ontario, 1875-85, and president of Hedding college, Abingdon, 111., 1886-92. He declined the chair of languages, McKendree college, 1886. He was a fraternal delegate to the Methodist general conference in Montreal, Canada, in 1878, and was influential in effecting the union of all the Methodist churches of Canada, 
making the final motion in 1883. He was twice a member of the United General conference of the Methodist Episcopal church of Canada, having 
been previously a delegate of the Methodist church of Canada, where he made the motion by which the new name was adopted. He was elected a member of the American Philological association in 1869 ; of the American Academy of Political and Social Science in 1890 ; of the American 
Institute of Christian Philosophy in 1891, and was a fellow of the Society of Science, Letters and Art of London. He received the degree of Ph.D. from Syracuse university in 1875, and that of D.D. from Indiana Asbury (DePauw) university in 1875, and was alumni orator at the Syracuse commencement, June 24, 1879. He was married in 1855 to Harriet C. Lyon, of Benton Centre, N.Y., and in 1881 to Mrs. H. M. Wilson, of Macedon Centre, N.Y. He is the author of : Study of Classical Languages ; Peter Cartwright the Pioneer Preacher ; pamphlets and sermons. He died in Abingdon, 111., March 22, 1892.