John Howard Harris
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John Howard Harris was president of Bucknell University
from 1889–1919.
After serving in the Civil War
, he attended the University at Lewisburg and graduated in 1869 with a BA. In 1889 he was inaugurated as President of Bucknell University. He was president for 30 years.
Bucknell University
Bucknell University is a private liberal arts university located alongside the West Branch Susquehanna River in the rolling countryside of Central Pennsylvania in the town of Lewisburg, 30 miles southeast of Williamsport and 60 miles north of Harrisburg. The university consists of the College of...
from 1889–1919.
After serving in the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
, he attended the University at Lewisburg and graduated in 1869 with a BA. In 1889 he was inaugurated as President of Bucknell University. He was president for 30 years.
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)