BIO: Martin Grove BRUMBAUGH, Huntingdon County, PA

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McElroy, James Thomas Jr., McElroy's Family Memories, 
Huntingdon, PA: (Author), 1930, page 11.
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MARTIN GROVE BRUMBAUGH, Ph.D., LL.D.
President Juniata College, Huntingdon, Pa.

Ex-Governor of Pennsylvania:  Standing like a gigantic oak with its branches 
spreading out representing the degrees which have been conferred upon him, by 
the many institutions of learning.  One can see at a glance that he is the 
first citizen of the county, and it would require more space than this sketch 
to quote his activities.  However, many of the readers of this book will be 
interested in his early career.  Martin Grove Brumbaugh was born in Penn 
township, Huntingdon County, Pa., April 14, 1862.  A son of George B. and 
Martha P. Brumbaugh.  Hans Heinrich Brumbaugh, an early ancestor of Martin 
Grove Brumbaugh, came with his family from Germany in the first half of the 
eighteenth century and settled at Conococheague, near Hagerstown, Maryland, and 
branches of the family were among the original settlers of Huntingdon and 
nearby counties.  Their church and educational activities have been varied.  He 
attended the common schools as a preliminary.  Taught country schools in 1877 
and 1878.  Took scientific course at Millersville State Normal in 1882, taught 
in his Alma Mater until 1884; elected County Superintendent of Schools and re-
elected in 1887, serving six years.  In 1890 entered Harvard University as a 
post-graduate student; spent the summer of 1895 in Europe, studying the 
educational systems of Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland, and England.  Was 
twice a member of the Town Council of Huntingdon, Pa.  Was married to Anna 
Konigmacher, of Ephrata, Pa. (now deceased).  Married second time to Flora 
Belle Parks, January 29, 1916.  President of Juniata College, 1895 to 1906.  
Superintendent of Public Schools, Philadelphia, Pa., 1906 to 1915.  State 
Conductor of Institutes in Louisiana, 1886 to 1891.  First Commissioner of 
Education to Porto Rico, 1900 to 1902, appointment under McKinley 
Administration.  Professor of Pedagogy, University of Pennsylvania, 1895 to 
1900, 1902 to 1906.  Elected Governor of Pennsylvania, January, 1915, term of 
four years, 1919.  President of Juniata College since 1924.  Received the 
following degrees:  B.E., Juniata College, 1881; M.E., 1883; B.S., 1885; M.S., 
1887; A.M. U. of Pa., 1894; Philadelphia, 1895; LL.D., Mount Morris, 1901; 
Franklin and Marshall, 1902; Pa. College, 1911; Pittsburgh, 1916; Maine, 1919; 
Litt. D., Lafayette, 1915; L.H.D., Susquehanna, 1917.  Is a life member of the 
Pennsylvania Historical Society, a member of the New York Schoolmasters" Club, 
German Society, Pa.; Huguenot Society.  Member of Pennsylvania State Board of 
Education, 1911 to 1917.  Clubs: Union League, Philadelphia, Pa.; Five O'clock 
Colonial Club; Author of "History of the Brethren." "Juniata Bible Lectures," 
"Standard Readers" (5 Vols.); also (with J.S. Walton), "Stories of 
Pennsylvania," and "Liberty Bell Leaflets," "Story of Roosevelt," 1927, "The 
Making of a Teacher," 1905.  Editor of "Lippincott Educational Series,"  "Life 
and Works of Christopher Dock."  The future biographer will continue to record 
his progress as he mounts upward.  Juniata College is fortunate in having at 
its head such a remarkable man, and its growth can be attributed to his 
attainments.