Ethelbert Dudley Warfield
Ethelbert Dudley Warfield | |
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| President of Wilson College | |
| In office 1915–1936 | |
| Preceded by | Anna J. McKeag |
| Succeeded by | Unknown |
| President of Lafayette College | |
| In office 1891–1914 | |
| Preceded by | James Hall Mason Knox |
| Succeeded by | John Henry MacCracken |
| President of Miami University | |
| In office 1888–1891 | |
| Preceded by | Robert White McFarland |
| Succeeded by | William Oxley Thompson |
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| Born | March 16, 1861 Columbia University Law School |
| Profession | Professor |
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Ethelbert Dudley Warfield, D.D., LL.D. (March 16, 1861 – July 6, 1936) was an American professor of history and college president who served as president of Miami University, Lafayette College and Wilson College. As Miami University's youngest president, he was noted for bringing football to Miami where its first intercollegiate game was played against the University of Cincinnati in 1888.[1]
Early life
He was born in
Warfield graduated from
Career
After attending Columbia Law School, Warfield briefly practiced law in New York and in Lexington, Kentucky before being appointed professor of history and president of Miami University at the age of 27. In 1888, he was chosen to be Miami University's youngest president[1] and today is remembered for bringing college football to Miami during his term—with its first intercollegiate game being played against the University of Cincinnati in 1888. The Miami-Cincinnati rivalry is the oldest west of the Allegheny mountains.
After three years at Miami, he accepted an appointment as
Personal life
Warfield was married twice, first to Sarah Lacy Warfield (
Warfield was an elder in the Presbyterian Church, a director of the
He was buried in the Lexington Cemetery in Lexington, Kentucky, along with his parents, his second wife, and several of his children.
Honorary degrees
In 1891,
See also
References
- ^ a b Inauguration of Ethelbert Dudley Warfield, A.M., LL.B., as President of Miami University, Address on behalf of The Board of Trustees, by Hon. John W. Herron, LL.D., President. Oxford, O., Pub. by the University. 1888. p. 56. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- ^ a b c The American Educational Review, Volume 36. American Educational Company. 1915. p. 502. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- ^ The Lafayette Weekly, Volume 18. Lafayette College. 1891. p. 39. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ The Kentuckian Digital Library: Kentucky resolutions of 1798: an historical study by Warfield, Ethelbert Dudley, 1861–1936. New York: Putnam, 1894.
External links
- Works by or about Ethelbert Dudley Warfield at Internet Archive
- Ethelbert Dudley Warfield at Find a Grave
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