harvey coe

date. 6 October,1785-9 March, 1860

Inside the chain link enclosure is the grave of Harvey Coe.

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Rev. Coe was also one of the first trustees of Western Reserve College,  serving  from 1826-1855, secretary from 1832-1840.

The stalwart Coe was an abolitionist who believed in colonization--a  more "mainstream" view among anti-slavery advocates of the time.

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Indeed, abolitionists in Hudson took both sides of the issue.

Tensions ran especially high at WRC where many looked askance at the colonization platform.

Coe, Pitkin, and David Hudson issued a public rebuttal after back-and-forth debate in the Hudson Observer and Telegraph.

 

Coe was later even asked to resign, but stayed on until President Hitchcock's tenure.