Trenton Business College
June – July 1866
November 1870 – August 1873
April 1880 – July 1895
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½¹ÙÍø Business College
August 1895 – December 1900
Andrew Jackson ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½¹ÙÍø, ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½¹ÙÍø’s namesake, was born in Genoa, Livingston County, Michigan. He graduated from Michigan’s Howell Seminary (1861) and Hillsdale College (1864), and the Bryant & Stratton Business College in Chicago (1865). He began his teaching career at the Bryant, Stratton and Whitney Business College of Newark, New Jersey, in January 1866.
In June 1866, ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½¹ÙÍø was sent to take charge of the Trenton Business College, founded by William Whitney in 1865 as another branch of the Bryant & Stratton chain of business colleges. In July 1866, the school was sold to Joseph Beecher, who retained ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½¹ÙÍø as a teacher and administrator of the school’s curriculum. In 1868, ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½¹ÙÍø became part owner and associate principal of the school. Two years later, ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½¹ÙÍø became the school’s principal/president when Beecher left and sold his share to William Allen. ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½¹ÙÍø continued as principal/president until he left to begin his cranberry farms in 1873. ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½¹ÙÍø returned to the school as its business manager in 1878. He became sole owner of the school in April 1880 and remained the school’s principal/ president/ proprietor until his retirement in 1900.
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½¹ÙÍø helped steer the fledgling business school through a period of significant growth. He initiated typewriting and shorthand programs, athletic teams, and oversaw the development of the college into one of the leading business schools in the tristate region. ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½¹ÙÍø also established the first endowment and scholarship for the College in 1922.
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½¹ÙÍø also earned international acclaim as the Cranberry King of New Jersey. The title came by virtue of his 500 acres of cranberry bogs near Hammonton, New Jersey, and his efforts at promoting the cranberry in England.