Frederick William Hamilton (March 30, 1860 – May 22, 1940) was an American Universalist

Universalist Church of America

The Universalist Church of America was a Christian Universalist religious denomination in the United States . Known from 1866 as the Universalist General Convention, the name was changed to the Universalist Church of America in 1942...

 businessman and the fourth president of Tufts University

Tufts University

Tufts University is a private research university located in Medford/Somerville, near Boston, Massachusetts. It is organized into ten schools, including two undergraduate programs and eight graduate divisions, on four campuses in Massachusetts and on the eastern border of France...

 from 1905 to 1912. Born in Portland, Maine

Portland, Maine

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, he received his Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts

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 from Tufts in 1880 and his Master of Arts

Master of Arts (postgraduate)

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 in English literature and philosophy in 1886, in addition to an honorary Doctor of Divinity

Doctor of Divinity

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 in 1889 and, from St. Lawrence University

St. Lawrence University

St. Lawrence University is a four-year liberal arts college located in the village of Canton in Saint Lawrence County, New York, United States. It has roughly 2300 undergraduate and 100 graduate students, about equally split between male and female....

, an honorary Doctor of Laws in 1906.

As president, due to his strong opposition to coeducation

Coeducation

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, he created a separate Jackson College for women, with a separate faculty and administration. He resigned in 1912 due to having lost the trust of the Tufts Community. He later became manager of a forestry company and died in Boston

Boston

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 in 1940. He was Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

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, and a member of Theta Delta Chi

Theta Delta Chi

Theta Delta Chi is a social fraternity that was founded in 1847 at Union College. While nicknames differ from institution to institution, the most common nicknames for the fraternity are Theta Delt, Thete, TDX, and TDC. Theta Delta Chi brothers refer to their local organization as Charges rather...

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