Charles Bunstein Stover
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Charles Bunstein Stover (July 14, 1861 - April 25, 1929) was the Parks Commissioner for New York City
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, on July 14, 1861. He attended Lafayette College
and graduated in 1881. He was trained as a Presbyterian minister at the Union Theological Seminary
and graduated in 1884. He also studied briefly abroad at the University of Berlin, before moving to Manhattan’s Lower East Side
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In 1913 he told his staff and coworkers that he was going out for lunch then he disappeared for 39 days. He was erroneously thought to be dead in Delaware
when a body resembling him was found. After a nationwide search he was found in the Midwest. New York City Mayor Ardolph L. Kline had Stover suspended, and he mailed in a letter of resignation from Cincinnati. On January 28, 1914, he returned to the University Settlement House
. Stover spent the rest of his days developing a summer camp at Beacon, New York
, operated by the University Settlement House
. He died at the University Settlement House
on April 25, 1929, at the age of 68.
New York City
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Biography
He was born in Riegelsville, PennsylvaniaRiegelsville, Pennsylvania
Riegelsville is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 868 at the 2010 census.-History:Benjamin Riegel founded Riegelsville. The original, and now historic, that he built in 1838 still stands. This historic stone inn has offered food and lodging to Bucks County...
, on July 14, 1861. He attended Lafayette College
Lafayette College
Lafayette College is a private coeducational liberal arts and engineering college located in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA. The school, founded in 1826 by James Madison Porter,son of General Andrew Porter of Norristown and citizens of Easton, first began holding classes in 1832...
and graduated in 1881. He was trained as a Presbyterian minister at the Union Theological Seminary
Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York
Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York is a preeminent independent graduate school of theology, located in Manhattan between Claremont Avenue and Broadway, 120th to 122nd Streets. The seminary was founded in 1836 under the Presbyterian Church, and is affiliated with nearby Columbia...
and graduated in 1884. He also studied briefly abroad at the University of Berlin, before moving to Manhattan’s Lower East Side
Lower East Side
The Lower East Side, LES, is a neighborhood in the southeastern part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is roughly bounded by Allen Street, East Houston Street, Essex Street, Canal Street, Eldridge Street, East Broadway, and Grand Street....
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In 1913 he told his staff and coworkers that he was going out for lunch then he disappeared for 39 days. He was erroneously thought to be dead in Delaware
Delaware
Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...
when a body resembling him was found. After a nationwide search he was found in the Midwest. New York City Mayor Ardolph L. Kline had Stover suspended, and he mailed in a letter of resignation from Cincinnati. On January 28, 1914, he returned to the University Settlement House
University Settlement House
University Settlement Society of New York is located at 184 Eldridge Street on New York's Lower East Side...
. Stover spent the rest of his days developing a summer camp at Beacon, New York
Beacon, New York
Beacon is a city located in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The 2010 census placed the city total population at 15,541. Beacon is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport,...
, operated by the University Settlement House
University Settlement House
University Settlement Society of New York is located at 184 Eldridge Street on New York's Lower East Side...
. He died at the University Settlement House
University Settlement House
University Settlement Society of New York is located at 184 Eldridge Street on New York's Lower East Side...
on April 25, 1929, at the age of 68.