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Trumbull Ladd and Elizabeth Williams. He was a grandson of Jesse Ladd and Ruby

Brewster, who were among the original pioneers in Madison, Lake County, Ohio. Ruby was a granddaughter of Oliver Brewster[8] and Martha Wadsworth Brewster,

a poet and writer, and one of the earliest American female literary figures. He

was a descendant of Elder William Brewster (c.

1567 – April 10, 1644), the Pilgrim leader and spiritual elder of the Plymouth Colony and a passenger on the Mayflower, and Governor William Bradford (1590–1657)

of the Plymouth Colony and a passenger on the Mayflower. He was

also a 7th generation direct lineal descendant of Daniel Ladd, Sr. (1613–1693).

He early gave indications of the studious habits that characterized him through

life. When he was eight years old his first savings, two dollars, were spent

for a copy of Josephus and Plutarch, while when eighteen years of age he

read Kant's Critique of Pure Reason. Most

of his work in preparing for college was done by himself, only a portion of the

time being given to the curriculum in the Painesville High School and at the

college preparatory school of the Rev. Mr. Brayton in Painesville, Ohio. He

graduated from Western Reserve College in

1864 and from Andover Theological

Seminary in 1869. He was ordained to the Congregational

ministry on May 26, 1870. The degree of Doctor of Divinity (D.D.

or DD, Divinitatis Doctor in Latin) was conferred on him by

Western Reserve College in 1879; Yale University that of M.A. in 1881, Western

Reserve College that of LL.D. in 1895, and Princeton University that

of LL.D. in 1896. After graduation, he went into business with his father. His

constant studies, however, seemed to turn his steps naturally toward a higher

institution of learning, with the result that in 1866 he went to the Andover

Theological Seminary. In 1869, he was installed as the pastor of the

Congregational Church in Edinburg, Portage County, Ohio,

remaining here until 1871. In 1871 he began to preach at the Spring Street

Congregational Church of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County,

Wisconsin leaving in 1879. He was professor of intellectual and moral

philosophy at Bowdoin College from

1879 to 1881, and 'Clark Professor of Metaphysics and Moral Philosophy' at Yale University (a professorship that still exists) from

1881 until 1901, when he took charge of the Graduate Department of Philosophy

and Psychology. Ladd became Professor Emeritus in

1905, and retired in 1906. During 1879 to 1882 he lectured on theology at

Andover Theological Seminary, and in 1883 at Harvard University, where

during the time period of 1895 to 1896 he conducted a graduate seminar in ethics. Between 1892 and 1899, at the invitation of the Government of Japan, he

served as a diplomatic adviser and helped the Cabinet under Prime

Minister Hirobumi Ito (1841–1909)

to promote mutual understanding between Japan and the United States. He

lectured at Imperial University in Japan in

1892 and 1899 (when he also visited the universities and again from 1906 to 1907. The series of

lectures he delivered in Japan revolutionized its educational methods; In

1899, Emperor Meiji conferred

the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays

with Neck Ribbon, which represents the third highest of eight

classes associated with the award. Trumbull was again honored in 1907, this

time with the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and

Silver Star, which represents the second highest of eight classes.