John Howard Harris
John Howard Harris (April 24, 1847 – April 25, 1925) was president of Bucknell University from 1889–1919.[1]
John Howard Harris | |
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 Harris pictured in L'Agenda 1913, Bucknell yearbook | |
| President of Bucknell University | |
| In office 1889–1919 | |
| Preceded by | David Jayne Hill |
| Succeeded by | Emory William Hunt |
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| Born | April 24, 1847 Indiana County, Pennsylvania |
| Died | April 25, 1925 (aged 78) Scranton, Pennsylvania |
Harris served in the American Civil War. He obtained a BA from the University at Lewisburg in 1869. In 1889 he was inaugurated as President of Bucknell University. He was president for 30 years.[1]
References
- "President_Harris.html". Departments.bucknell.edu. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
External links
- Harris, John Howard, Inaugural address as president of Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa: June 27, 1889: with salutary address by C.B. Ripley (1889)
- Harris, John Howard, and Harris, Mary Belle, Thirty years as president of Bucknell: with baccalaureate and other addresses, Press of W. F. Roberts Company (1926)
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