Lemuel Herbert Murlin
Lemuel Herbert Murlin | |
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Murlin in 1917 | |
President of Depauw University | |
In office 1924–1928 | |
Preceded by | George Richmond Grose |
Succeeded by | Garfield Bromley Oxnam |
President of Boston University | |
In office 1911–1924 | |
Preceded by | William Edwards Huntington |
Succeeded by | Daniel Lash Marsh |
President of Baker University | |
In office 1893–1911 | |
Personal details | |
Born |
Neptune, Ohio | November 16, 1861
Died |
June 20, 1935 73) Wayland, Michigan | (aged
Lemuel Herbert Murlin (November 16, 1861 – June 20, 1935), was the third president of Boston University.
Biography
He was born on November 16, 1861, in Neptune, Ohio to Orlando Murlin and Esther Hankins.[1]
He became president of Baker University in Kansas in 1893. He was named the third president of Boston University in 1911.[2]
In 1924 he became the president of DePauw University and served until 1928 when he retired due to ill health, and was replaced by Garfield Bromley Oxnam.[3]
He died on June 20, 1935 in Wayland, Michigan, predeceasing by four years his wife, whom he had married in 1893.[4]
References
- ↑ Portrait and Biographical Record of Leavenworth, Douglas and Franklin Counties, Kansas: Containing Portraits, Biographies and Genealogies of Well Known Citizens of the Past and Present. Chapman publishing Company. 1899. p. 199.
- ↑ "Boston University has new president" (PDF). New York Times. October 20, 1911. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
- ↑ "Prof. Murlin to Head Depauw". New York Times. September 7, 1924. Retrieved June 8, 2015. (Subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "Mrs. Lemuel Murlin, Widow of Educator". New York Times. September 30, 1939. Retrieved November 11, 2015. (Subscription required (help)).
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