James Robert Inch (29 April 1835 – 13 October 1912) was a Canadian educator.
James Robert Inch | |
|---|---|
| President of Mount Allison University | |
| In office 1878–1891 | |
| Preceded by | David Allison |
| Succeeded by | David Allison |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 April 1835 New Jerusalem, New Brunswick |
| Died | 13 October 1912 (aged 77) Amherst, Nova Scotia |
Born in New Jerusalem, New Brunswick (now part of CFB Gagetown), Inch received his first-class teacher's licence in 1850 from the New Brunswick Normal School in Saint John, New Brunswick. In 1854, he became a teacher at the Wesleyan Academy at Mount Allison in Sackville, New Brunswick. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1864 and a Master of Arts degree in 1869 from Mount Allison Wesleyan College. He was president of Mount Allison University from 1878 to 1891.[1]
He died in Amherst, Nova Scotia on 13 October 1912.[2]
References
edit- ^ "James Robert Inch". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
- ^ "Obituary Record". Montreal Gazette. Sackville. 14 October 1912. p. 11. Retrieved 1 June 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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