Name/Title
Horace HolleyEntry/Object ID
Holley, HoraceDescription
Subject is looking to the right. He appears balding with prominent sideburns. He is wearing a high-collared shirt and black coat.Collection
Tennessee State Museum, 1000 Rosa L. Parks Blvd Nashville, TN 37208General Notes
Note Type
Historical NoteNote
Horace Holley was born in Salisbury, Conn, in 1781. After graduating from Yale in 1803, he studied law in New York. Holley quickly changed his mind and returned to Yale, where he graduated with a degree in divinity in 1804. He married fellow Yale student, Mary Austin in 1805 and the couple moved to Fairfield, Conn. where he began preaching. By 1809, the couple moved to Boston where he preached at Hollis Street Church. He served as chaplain of the Massachusetts House of Representatives during the War of 1812. He became the president of Transylvania College in Lexington, KY, in 1818, where he served until 1827. He moved to New Orleans to set up another education institution but died of yellow fever on July 31, 1827, and was buried at sea.Create Date
March 24, 2026Update Date
March 24, 2026