Henry Churchill King
Henry Churchill King | |
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6th President of Oberlin College | |
In office 1902 (1902) – June 1927 (1927-06)[1] | |
Preceded by | John Henry Barrows |
Succeeded by | Ernest Hatch Wilkins |
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Born | (1858-09-18)September 18, 1858 Hillsdale, Michigan |
Died | February 27, 1934(1934-02-27) (aged 75) Oberlin, Ohio |
Spouse | Julia Coates King[1] |
Children | Philip Coates King, Donald Storrs King, Edgar Weld King, Harold Lee King[1] |
Residence | Oberlin, Ohio |
Alma mater | Oberlin College (A.B., 1879) Oberlin Theological Seminary (B.D., 1882)[1] |
Profession | Theologian, educator, author |
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Henry Churchill King (1858–1934) was an American Congregationalist theologian, educator, and author.
Biography
Henry Churchill King was born in Hillsdale, Michigan on September 18, 1858.[1][2]
At Oberlin College from 1884, he taught in mathematics, philosophy, and theology. From 1902 to 1927, he was president of the college.[3] With a tenure of 25 years, he is Oberlin's longest-serving president.[4] In 1919, he served on the King-Crane Commission, which provided recommendations on the fair and just disposition of non-Turkish areas of the Ottoman Empire. The findings of that commission, suppressed until 1922, were made public in the King-Crane Commission Report and conveyed the sentiment of the indigenous peoples of the region as to who would be entrusted with the various mandates, the future of Palestine, and other vital issues.
He was prominent in the councils of the Congregational Church and a moderator (1919–21) of its National Council as well as chairman (1921–27) of the Congregational Foundation for Education.
He died at his home in Oberlin, Ohio on February 27, 1934.[1][2]
Bibliography
- Reconstruction in Theology (1901)
- Rational Living (1905)
- The Ethics of Jesus (1910)
- The Moral and Religious Challenges of Our Times (1911)
- Fundamental Questions (1917)
- For A New America In A New World (1919)
- The King-Crane Commission Report (August 28, 1919)
- Seeing Life Whole (1923)
References
- ^ a b c d e f "RG 2/6 - Henry Churchill King (1858-1934)," Archived June 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Oberlin College Archives. Accessed May 2, 2023.
- ^ a b "Educator at Oberlin Dies". Springfield Daily News. Oberlin, Ohio. AP. February 27, 1934. pp. 1, 5. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Presidents of Oberlin Colleges". Oberlin College Archives. Oberlin College. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
- ^ "History of Oberlin College Presidents". Oberlin College and Conservatory. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
External links
- Works by Henry Churchill King at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Henry Churchill King at the Internet Archive
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- Presidents (chronologically)
- Asa Mahan
- Charles Grandison Finney
- James Fairchild
- William Gay Ballantine
- John Henry Barrows
- Henry Churchill King
- Ernest Hatch Wilkins
- William Stevenson
- Robert K. Carr
- Robert W. Fuller
- Emil C. Danenberg
- S. Frederick Starr
- Nancy Dye
- Marvin Krislov
- Carmen Twillie Ambar
- Others
- Notable alumni
- Notable faculty
(chronologically)