George P. Hays | |
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| Second President of Washington & Jefferson College | |
| In office September 21, 1870 – June 20, 1881 | |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Edwards |
| Succeeded by | James D. Moffat |
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| Born | February 2, 1838 Miller's Run, Pennsylvania |
| Died | 1897 |
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Jefferson College Western Theological Seminary (now Pittsburgh Theological Seminary) Lafayette College Hanover College |
George Price Hays was the 2nd president of Washington & Jefferson College. [1]
Hays was born in Miller's Run, Pennsylvania on February 2, 1838. [1] He studied at Jefferson College, graduating in 1857, and at the Western Theological Seminary (now Pittsburgh Theological Seminary). [1] He was licensed to preach in 1859. Hays continued his education and earned Doctor of Divinity degree from Lafayette College in 1870 and a LL.D. from Hanover College. [1]
He was elected second president of Washington & Jefferson College on August 3, 1870. [1] The inauguration was held on September 21, 1870, in the Town Hall at Washington, Pennsylvania. [1] In 1875, the college began the expanding "Old Main" by adding a third floor and two towers, at a cost of $65,000. [1] By 1877, the costs reached a total of $73,196.51. [1] By 1878, the board of trustees was forced to reduce the salaries of the professors and the president. [1] Hays submitted his resignation on December 18, 1878, but the Board of Trustees declined to accept it. [1] On March 26, 1879, President Hays took a leave of absence without pay. [1] On June 20, 1881, the Board of Trustees accepted Hays' resignation and he returned to the ministry full-time, preaching in Denver, Cincinnati, and Kansas City. [1]
Bibliography
Hays, George Price (1876). History of the Second Presbyterian Church, Washington, Penn'a. Swan & Ecker. p. 22.
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