Henry H. Gird

Henry Hatton Gird III
Henry Hatton Gird III
	The Gird Family Coat of Arms
2nd President of the College of Louisiana
Personal details
Born	May 29, 1801; New York City
Died	June 1, 1845 (aged 44); New Orleans
Spouse	Sarah Ann Kinsley
Children	Anna Maria Gird Henry Harrison Gird Louis Kinsley Gird Richard Kinsley Gird Edward Kinsley Gird Eliza Kinsley Gird Capt. Joseph Wheeler Gird William Otis Gird Samuel Woodward Gird
Education	West Point Military Academy

Henry Hatton Gird III was born 29 May 1801, in New York City. He graduated from West Point Academy at the age of 22 as a Second Lieutenant.^[1] After his career in the Army, he became a professor of Mathematics at the College of Louisiana,^[1] and was also the second President of the college, from 1829 to 1833.^[2]

Gird organized a military program while at the college. He was instrumental in the design and construction of the university's first central building and the two new wings that increased the size of the facility. He was responsible for building the college hospital and the Library, and the College Chapel, as well as the College President's house and the living quarters for the professors.

After his resignation from the college, Gird accepted a position at the New Orleans Mint. He died of yellow fever at age 44.

References

^ ^a ^b The History of Cass and Bates Counties, Missouri: Containing a History of These Counties, Their Cities, Towns, Etc. : Biographical Sketches of Their Citizens, General and Local Statistics, History of Missouri, Map of Cass and Bates Counties, Etc. National Historical Company. 1883. ISBN 978-0-608-36809-2.
^ "Centenary College of Louisiana President's Office | ArchivesSpace Public Interface". centenaryarchives.libraryhost.com. Retrieved 2023-01-16.

Academic offices
Preceded by Jeremiah Chamberlain	President of the College of Louisiana 1829–1834	Succeeded by James Shannon

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[:0-1] The History of Cass and Bates Counties, Missouri: Containing a History of These Counties, Their Cities, Towns, Etc. : Biographical Sketches of Their Citizens, General and Local Statistics, History of Missouri, Map of Cass and Bates Counties, Etc. National Historical Company. 1883. ISBN 978-0-608-36809-2.

[2] "Centenary College of Louisiana President's Office | ArchivesSpace Public Interface". centenaryarchives.libraryhost.com. Retrieved 2023-01-16.

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