Marion LeRoy Burton
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Marion LeRoy Burton was the second president of Smith College
, serving from 1910 to 1917. He left Smith to become president of the University of Minnesota
from 1917 to 1920.
In that year, he became fifth president of the University of Michigan
. He was the youngest man to hold the presidency at The University Of Michigan. He oversaw the construction of buildings on campus, earning Him the nickname "Burton the builder." Burton served until his death at age 50 from angina in February, 1925, following a heart attack in the fall of 1924.
While, the president of the University of Michigan he invited Robert Frost to be a Poet-in-Residence.
He was also a Congregational preacher in New York City.
Burton made the 1924 nominating speech for Calvin Coolidge
for president at the National Republican Convention.
In addition to the Burton Memorial Tower
on the University of Michigan campus, Burton Hall at the University of Minnesota,and Burton Hall at Smith College, there is a school, Marion L. Burton Elementary School, named after him in Huntington Woods, Michigan
.
Smith College
Smith College is a private, independent women's liberal arts college located in Northampton, Massachusetts. It is the largest member of the Seven Sisters...
, serving from 1910 to 1917. He left Smith to become president of the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
from 1917 to 1920.
In that year, he became fifth president of the University of Michigan
President of the University of Michigan
The President of the University of Michigan is the principal executive officer of the University of Michigan. The office was created by the Michigan Constitution of 1850, which also specified that the president was to be appointed by the Regents of the University of Michigan and preside at their...
. He was the youngest man to hold the presidency at The University Of Michigan. He oversaw the construction of buildings on campus, earning Him the nickname "Burton the builder." Burton served until his death at age 50 from angina in February, 1925, following a heart attack in the fall of 1924.
While, the president of the University of Michigan he invited Robert Frost to be a Poet-in-Residence.
He was also a Congregational preacher in New York City.
Burton made the 1924 nominating speech for Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. was the 30th President of the United States . A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state...
for president at the National Republican Convention.
In addition to the Burton Memorial Tower
Burton Tower
The Burton Memorial Tower is a clock tower located on Central Campus at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor at 230 South Ingalls Street. Housing a grand carillon, the tower was built in 1936 as a memorial for University President Marion Leroy Burton...
on the University of Michigan campus, Burton Hall at the University of Minnesota,and Burton Hall at Smith College, there is a school, Marion L. Burton Elementary School, named after him in Huntington Woods, Michigan
Huntington Woods, Michigan
Huntington Woods is a city in southern Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,238 at the 2010 census. Huntington Woods is an inner suburb of Detroit and is bounded by Ten Mile and Eleven Mile Roads to the north and south, and by Coolidge Highway and Woodward Avenue to...
.