John Crumpton Hardy (December 24, 1864 – October 30, 1938) [1] was the President of the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Mississippi State University) from 1900 - 1912. [2]
John Crumpton Hardy was born in Newton, Mississippi on December 24, 1864 to John D. and Martha Hardy. He attended Mississippi College where he earned a BA and an MA and earned a law degree at Millsaps College. [3] [4] [5]
Before becoming president of Mississippi A&M College Hardy served as superintendent of the Jackson, Mississippi, schools for nine years. In 1912 he became president of Baylor Female College (now the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor) in Belton, Texas. [6]
{{
cite web}}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link)