Bios: Dr. Charles Janeway Stille', 1819-1899: Philadelphia County File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Linnea Miller ltmiller@postoffice.ptd.net USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Biographies from - "Proceedings of Pennsylvania-German Society Volume X, 1899 Dr. Charles Janeway Stille', 1819-1899 Dr. Charles Janeway Stille', former Provost of the University of Pennsylvania, was born in Philadelphia on September 23, 1819. His ancestors accompanied Printz, the first Governor of the Swedish colony on the Delaware, to the country in 1641. Dr. Stille' was educated successfully at the academical department of the Pennsylvania University, the Edge Hill School, Princeton and Yale Colleges from which he graduated, with honors, in 1839. He was admitted to the bar in 1842, having studied law under Joseph R. Ingersoll. During the Civil War he was actively identified with the work of the Sanitary Commission and issued various patriotic pamphlets, which attracted wide attention. In May, 1866, he was called to the professor's chair of history and literature in the University of Pennsylvania, and, in June, 1868, chosen unanimously as provost, vice' Dr. Goodwin resigned. In the summer of 1868 Yale conferred upon him the degree of doctor of laws. After the close of the Centennial Exposition Dr. Stille' was elected to the John Welsh Centennial Chair of History and English Literature, and remained at the University filling his dual role until 1880 when succeeded by Dr. William Pepper as provost. In 1881 he resigned his chair. During his incumbency fully $2,000,000 of contributions were received by the University. He was identified with historical researches and studies all his life. Long the president of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania he published for it, in 1891, "The Life and Times of John Dickinson, 1732 - 1808." He was the author, besides, of "Major General Anthony Wayne and the Pennsylvania Line in the Continental Army," and of "Beaumarchais and 'the Lost Million,'" a chapter in the secret history of the American Revolution. In 1846 Dr. Stille' was married to Miss Anna Dulles, daughter of Joseph H. Dulles, who survives him. He left no children. His death, caused by heart failure, occurred at Atlantic City, N.J., on August 11, 1899. He was elected to honorary membership in the Pennsylvania-German Society on October 15, 1896. H.M.M.R.