author
Robert McNutt McElroy
1872–1959
A longtime Princeton historian, he wrote lively, widely read studies of American political figures and public life. His books on Grover Cleveland and Jefferson Davis helped make him a popular historical writer in the early 20th century.
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The Mentor: Historic Spots of America, Vol. 1, Num. 32, Serial No. 32
by Robert McNutt McElroy
About the author
Born in Kentucky in 1872, Robert McNutt McElroy became an American historian and teacher best known for his years at Princeton University. He taught history there from the late 1890s into the 1910s and built a reputation as a scholar who could write for general readers as well as academic audiences.
McElroy published books on major American subjects and personalities, including Grover Cleveland and Jefferson Davis. Contemporary reference sources also note that he taught beyond Princeton, including work in Great Britain and China, which gave his career a wider international reach.
He died in 1959. Today, he is remembered mainly for his historical writing and for the role he played in shaping public discussion of American history during his era.