Henry Ephraim Robins (1827–1917) was the eighth President of Colby College, Maine, United States, from 1873–1882.
Henry Ephraim Robins | |
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| 8th President of Colby College | |
| In office 1873–1882 | |
| Preceded by | James Tift Champlin |
| Succeeded by | George Dana Boardman Pepper |
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| Born | September 30, 1827 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | April 23, 1917 (aged 89) Greenfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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Early life
editHenry Ephraim Robins was born in Hartford, Connecticut on September 30, 1827.[1] He pursued studies at the Suffield Literary Institute and the Fairmount Theological Seminary in Kentucky.[2][3]
He died at his daughter's home in Greenfield, Massachusetts on April 23, 1917.[4]
References
edit- ^ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. XVII. James T. White & Company. 1920. pp. 356–357. Retrieved January 3, 2021 – via Google Books.
- ^ Cathcart, William (April 1, 2001). The Baptist Encyclopedia -. The Baptist Standard Bearer, Inc. ISBN 9781579789114.
- ^ Whittemore, Edwin Carey. "Colby College 1820-1925: An Account of Its Beginnings, Progress and Se". digitalcommons.colby.edu. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
- ^ "Dr. Henry E. Robins Dies". Democrat and Chronicle. April 24, 1917. p. 16. Retrieved January 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.