Clarence Barbour
Introduction '''Clarence Augustus Barbour''' (April 21, 1867 – January 16, 1937) was an American Baptist clergyman and educator most notable for having served as the president of Brown University.
Biography ===Early life===He was born on April 21, 1867, in Hartford, Connecticut. He graduated from Brown University in 1888.===Career===He served as the president of his alma mater, Brown University, from 1929 to 1936.He also served as president of the Rochester Theological Seminary for thirteen years. He was a member of the Laymen's Commission that produced "Re-Thinking Missions: A Laymen's Inquiry after One Hundred Years" (1932), which was a harsh critique of foreign missions.His wife, Florence Newell Barbour, was a musician and composer.===Death===He died on January 16, 1937, in Providence, Rhode Island, at the age of 69, two weeks before his planned retirement from Brown.
Selected works *****Hocking, William Ernest, Re-Thinking Missions: A Laymen's Inquiry after One Hundred Years (1932)  Harper & Brothers, New York City.
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