| George P. Hays | |
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| 2nd President of Washington & Jefferson College | |
| In office August 3, 1870 – June 20, 1881 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel J. Wilson (acting) James I. Brownson (acting) Jonathan Edwards |
| Succeeded by | James D. Moffat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 2, 1838 Miller's Run, Pennsylvania |
| Died | 1897 |
| Alma mater | Jefferson College Western Theological Seminary (now Pittsburgh Theological Seminary) Lafayette College Hanover College |
George Price Hays was the 2nd president of Washington & Jefferson College.
Hays was born in Miller's Run, Pennsylvania on February 2, 1838. He studied at Jefferson College, graduating in 1857, and at the Western Theological Seminary (now Pittsburgh Theological Seminary). 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.
He was elected second president of Washington & Jefferson College on August 3, 1870. The inauguration was held on September 21, 1870, in the Town Hall at Washington, Pennsylvania. In 1875, the college began the expanding "Old Main" by adding a third floor and two towers, at a cost of $65,000. By 1877, the costs reached a total of $73,196.51. By 1878, the board of trustees was forced to reduce the salaries of the professors and the president. Hays submitted his resignation on December 18, 1878, but the Board of Trustees declined to accept it. On March 26, 1879, President Hays took a leave of absence without pay. 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.
Bibliography
Hays, George Price (1876). History of the Second Presbyterian Church, Washington, Penn'a. Swan & Ecker. p. 22.
References
- ^ "George P. Hays (1870-1881)". U. Grant Miller Library Digital Archives. Washington & Jefferson College. 2003-09-04. Archived from the original on 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
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| Preceded byJames I. Brownson (Interim) | President of Washington and Jefferson College 1870–1881 |
Succeeded byJames D. Moffat |
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| Preceded byThe Rev. Edwin Francis Hatfield | Moderator of the 96th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America 1884–1885 |
Succeeded byThe Rev. Elijah R. Craven |
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