Marcus Ames | |
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Born | 1828 |
Died | 1887 (aged 58–59) |
Citizenship | United States |
Occupation | Minister |
Title | Reverend |
Spouse | Jane Ames (née Vandenburg) |
Relatives | Herman Vandenburg Ames (son) |
Family | Ames family |
Marcus Ames (1828–1887) was an American minister and prison chaplain who was an early reformer in juvenile corrections. A member of the Ames family, he served as head of the Lancaster Industrial School for Girls and as chaplain of the state institutions of Rhode Island.
A member of the Ames family, Marcus Ames was the son of Azel Ames and Mercy Ames (née Hatch). [1] [2] [3] He was educated at Phillips Andover Academy, where he graduated as valedictorian, before studying medicine at Harvard Medical School. [4] [5] [6]
He was ordained to the clergy in 1854, becoming a "brilliant, fervent, and impressive" Congregational preacher who ministered throughout Massachusetts. [6] [7] Though Ames was educated to undertake missionary work in West Africa, the poor state of health of his wife ultimately precluded him from traveling abroad. [6]
Ames was a firm believer in criminal rehabilitation and, in 1862, was made superintendent and chaplain of the Lancaster Industrial School for Girls. [7] Two years later he expressed, in writing, his concerns for what he saw as a growing problem with a lack of skilled education, and prevalence of idleness, among working class girls, and opined that without education many would be destined for unemployment and homelessness. [8] In 1874, after plans were announced to install workshops at the school, Ames – concerned that the new direction towards prison industry was transforming it into a jail – resigned in protest. [8] [9] [10] His resignation was joined by most of the school's matrons. [8] [9] After leaving the Lancaster School, he was appointed chaplain of state institutions of the State of Rhode Island, which included the state's insane asylum, prison, almshouse, and workhouse. [11]
With his wife, Jane Ames (née Vandenburg), Ames had two sons, Marcus and Herman, and a daughter, Ella. [3] [6] [12]
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Marcus Ames | |
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Born | 1828 |
Died | 1887 (aged 58–59) |
Citizenship | United States |
Occupation | Minister |
Title | Reverend |
Spouse | Jane Ames (née Vandenburg) |
Relatives | Herman Vandenburg Ames (son) |
Family | Ames family |
Marcus Ames (1828–1887) was an American minister and prison chaplain who was an early reformer in juvenile corrections. A member of the Ames family, he served as head of the Lancaster Industrial School for Girls and as chaplain of the state institutions of Rhode Island.
A member of the Ames family, Marcus Ames was the son of Azel Ames and Mercy Ames (née Hatch). [1] [2] [3] He was educated at Phillips Andover Academy, where he graduated as valedictorian, before studying medicine at Harvard Medical School. [4] [5] [6]
He was ordained to the clergy in 1854, becoming a "brilliant, fervent, and impressive" Congregational preacher who ministered throughout Massachusetts. [6] [7] Though Ames was educated to undertake missionary work in West Africa, the poor state of health of his wife ultimately precluded him from traveling abroad. [6]
Ames was a firm believer in criminal rehabilitation and, in 1862, was made superintendent and chaplain of the Lancaster Industrial School for Girls. [7] Two years later he expressed, in writing, his concerns for what he saw as a growing problem with a lack of skilled education, and prevalence of idleness, among working class girls, and opined that without education many would be destined for unemployment and homelessness. [8] In 1874, after plans were announced to install workshops at the school, Ames – concerned that the new direction towards prison industry was transforming it into a jail – resigned in protest. [8] [9] [10] His resignation was joined by most of the school's matrons. [8] [9] After leaving the Lancaster School, he was appointed chaplain of state institutions of the State of Rhode Island, which included the state's insane asylum, prison, almshouse, and workhouse. [11]
With his wife, Jane Ames (née Vandenburg), Ames had two sons, Marcus and Herman, and a daughter, Ella. [3] [6] [12]
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