Charles Frederick Allen (January 28, 1816 – February 9, 1899) was an American Methodist theologian and university president from Maine. In 1872, he earned a Doctorate of Divinity from Bowdoin College and Wesleyan University. He was the first president of Maine State College (1871–78). During his time as President, the college's enrollment increased from 17 to 102. He left the institution in 1878 in order to return to the ministry. He served as a Presiding Elder for three years.[1]
Charles Frederick Allen | |
|---|---|
| 1st President of the Maine State College | |
| In office 1871–1878 | |
| Preceded by | Board of Trustees |
| Succeeded by | Merritt Caldwell Fernald |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 28, 1816 Norridgewock, Maine |
| Died | February 9, 1899 (aged 83) Portland, Maine |
| Alma mater | Bowdoin College Wesleyan University |
| Profession | academic administrator, theologian |
| Website | Maine.edu |
References
edit- ^ Derby, George; White, James Terry (1910). The National Cyclopædia of American Biography: Being the History of the United States as Illustrated in the Lives of the Founders, Builders, and Defenders of the Republic, and of the Men and Women who are Doing the Work and Moulding the Thought of the Present Time. J. T. White. p. 138. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
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