Henry Noble MacCracken

Henry Noble MacCracken (November 19, 1880 – May 7, 1970) was an American academic administrator who was the fifth president of Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, serving from 1915 to 1946 as the first secular president of the college. His son, Calvin Dodd MacCracken, was a noted inventor.

In 1920, he and his wife joined Henry Seidel Canby, and other friends in founding Yelping Hill Association, a community in Northwestern Connecticut.

Career MacCracken was president of Vassar from 1915 to 1946.

In the 1920s, MacCracken was involved in the founding of Sarah Lawrence College, which was initially a women's junior college affiliated with Vassar. A residence hall named after MacCracken was completed in 1930. He was on the board of trustees of the college until its affiliation with Vassar was severed in 1935.

Later life MacCracken died on May 7, 1970, at his home, 87 New Hackensack Road, in Poughkeepsie, New York. His wife, Marjorie Dodd MacCracken died in 1974.