Charles Garside
Charles Garside, Sr. | |
|---|---|
| President of the State University of New York Acting | |
| In office September 1, 1951 – January 1952 | |
| Preceded by | Alvin C. Eurich |
| Succeeded by | William S. Carlson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 12, 1898 Middletown, Connecticut |
| Died | October 31, 1964 (aged 66) |
| Alma mater | Princeton University (A.B.) Cornell Law School (LL.D.) |
Charles Garside, Sr. (May 12, 1898 – October 31, 1964) was a 20th-century lawyer who served in a number of publicly prominent roles in
Biography
Garside was born in
In 1934,
He served as a colonel in the Army's General Staff Corps in World War II and the Joint Army Navy Board for Training Unit Contracts.
After the war, he returned to private practice and ran for office against Charles A. Buckley in 1946. In 1947, Thomas E. Dewey tapped him to head the State Commission against Discrimination. He also headed the committee on medical education centers which eventually drove the creation of the Downstate and Upstate Medical Centers. He also helped mediate a violent strike at Bell Aircraft in Buffalo, New York in 1949.
Garside was a member of the State University board of trustees when he was tapped to assume the presidency of the SUNY System upon the resignation of his predecessor.
See also
References
- ^ "Charles Garside, Lawyer, Dies; Ex-Head of Blue Cross in State", The New York Times, p. 39, November 2, 1964
- ^ "Garside to Head State University Pending Election of New President", The New York Times, p. 26, August 16, 1951