Charles William Dabney
Charles William Dabney (June 19, 1855 – June 15, 1945) was President of the University of Tennessee and the University of Cincinnati.[1]
Biography
He was born on June 19, 1855 in Hampden-Sydney, Virginia to Robert Lewis Dabney and Lavinia Morrison. He completed his B.S. at Hampden-Sydney College. He then attended the University of Virginia and graduated with an M.S. in chemistry in 1877.
He taught for a year at Emory and Henry College. He later enrolled in the University of Goettingen, Germany in 1878 to continue his education. He graduated with his Ph.D. in 1880 and returned to the United States. Dabney married Mary Chilton Brent, and began working as the director of the Agricultural Experiment Station in North Carolina.
He became president of the University of Tennessee in 1887. As president he added six new four-year courses in science, and admitted the University's first female students.
He became President of the University of Cincinnati on January 12, 1904 and served until 1920. In 1893 he was named to be Assistant Secretary of Agriculture by Grover Cleveland.[2]
He died on June 15, 1945.
References
- ^ "Charles W. Dabney: Eleventh President, 1887-1904". University of Tennessee. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ^ "Dr. Charles W. Dabney Selected. To be the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture". New York Times. December 11, 1893. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
The President to-day sent to the Senate the name of Charles W. Dabney, Jr., of Tennessee to be Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, vice Edwin Willits, resigned. Dr. Dabney is the President of the University of Tennessee. ...
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Legacy
Daney Residence Hall at University of Cincinnati is named for him. His papers are at the University of Tennessee Special Collections Library in Knoxville
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