William Edwards Huntington
American minister, educator, and university president
About William Edwards Huntington
Lived 1844 – 1930 (aged 86). William Edwards Huntington was an American christian minister and university president.
William Edwards Huntington (July 30, 1844 – December 6, 1930) was an American university dean and president.
Early life Huntington was born in Hillsboro, Illinois on July 30, 1844, to William Pitkin and Lucy (Edwards) Huntington. He was the nephew of Frederic Dan Huntington and brother of Ellery Huntington Sr. He served as private and first lieutenant in the Wisconsin Infantry from 1864 to 1865.
Boston University At Boston University, Huntington was dean of the College of Liberal Arts from 1884 to 1904, president of the university from 1904 to 1911, and dean of the graduate department from 1911 to 1917.
Personal life and death On May 10, 1881, he married Ella M. Speare of Newton Center, Massachusetts. They had one son and two daughters.
Huntington died from pneumonia on December 6, 1930 at his home in Newton Center.
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American minister, educator, and university president (1844-1930)
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William Edwards Huntington was a christian minister and university president.
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