John Howard Harris
John Howard Harris (April 24, 1847 – April 4, 1925) was president of Bucknell University from 1889 to 1919.
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 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 24, 1847 Indiana County, Pennsylvania |
| Died | April 4, 1925 (aged 77) Scranton, Pennsylvania |
| Education | University at Lewisburg |
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Biography
John Howard Harris was born in Indiana County, Pennsylvania on April 24, 1847.[1]
Harris served in the American Civil War. He obtained a BA from the University at Lewisburg in 1869.[1] In 1889, he was inaugurated as President of Bucknell University. He was president for 30 years.[2]
He died at his home in Scranton, Pennsylvania on April 4, 1925.[3]
References
- Johnson, Rossiter; Brown, John Howard, eds. (1904). The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. Vol. V. Boston: American Biographical Society. Retrieved April 8, 2022 – via Internet Archive.
- "1895: President Harris". Bucknell University. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
- "Dr. John Howard Harris Dies at Scranton Home". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Scranton, Pennsylvania. April 5, 1925. p. 2. Retrieved April 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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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