- James Hulme Canfield
James Hulme Canfield (
March 18 ,1847 -March 29 ,1909 , born inDelaware, Ohio ) was the fourth President ofThe Ohio State University . He was raised inNew York City . Canfield attendedWilliams College and read law inJackson, Michigan , before briefly practicing inSt. Joseph, Michigan . Canfield was on the faculty of theUniversity of Kansas , teaching broadly in the humanities, until moving to theUniversity of Nebraska , where he was chancellor. In 1895 Canfield returned toOhio to become President of Ohio State University. Canfield Hall dormitory is named in his honor.Further reading
* [http://president.osu.edu/past_presidents.php Past Presidents of the Ohio State University]
* [http://www.osu.edu/map/building.php?building=098 Canfield Hall dormitory at Ohio State University]
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