# Rufus William Bailey

> Rufus William Bailey was the founder of Augusta Female Seminary, in Staunton, Virginia, and also president of Austin College, in Huntsville, Texas.
Born in North Yarmouth, Maine, to clockmaker Lebbeus Bailey and Sarah Myrick, Bailey graduated from Dartmouth College in 1813. He was ordained as a Congregational minister but later joined the Presbyterian Church. In 1842 he founded Augusta Female Seminary. After serving as principal for seven years, he resigned to become the Virginia agent for the American Colonization Society. Bailey was a prolific writer whose works include English Grammar (1853) and The Scholar's Companion (1856).

*American educator (1793-1863)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Educator
- **Category:** Educators
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1793-04-13
- **Died:** 1863-04-25
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Rufus William Bailey was the founder of Augusta Female Seminary, in Staunton, Virginia, and also president of Austin College, in Huntsville, Texas.
Born in North Yarmouth, Maine, to clockmaker Lebbeus Bailey and Sarah Myrick, Bailey graduated from Dartmouth College in 1813. He was ordained as a Congregational minister but later joined the Presbyterian Church. In 1842 he founded Augusta Female Seminary. After serving as principal for seven years, he resigned to become the Virginia agent for the American Colonization Society. Bailey was a prolific writer whose works include English Grammar (1853) and The Scholar's Companion (1856).

## Fame
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## Sources
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