Robert Benjamin Hayes (May 13, 1876–?)[1] was an American educator, academic administrator and college president.[2] He headed Philander Smith College's natural science department, and served as the president of George R. Smith College from 1916 until 1925.[3][4]
Robert Benjamin Hayes | |
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| 8th President of George R. Smith College | |
| In office 1916–1925 | |
| Preceded by | Matthew Simpson Davage |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 13, 1876 Navasota, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | ? |
| Spouse | Hattie P. Melton |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | Baker University |
| Occupation | Educator, academic administrator, college president |
Biography
editRobert Benjamin Hayes was born on May 13, 1876, in Navasota, Texas, to African American parents Laura (née Clayton) and Lucius Hayes.[1] He studied at public elementary and secondary schools in Chetopa, Kansas, and Guthrie, Oklahoma.[1] He was the first Black child to attend high school in the Oklahoma Territory.[4]
Hayes graduated with a bachelor of philosophy degree (1903), and master of arts degree (1903) from Baker University in Baldwin, Kansas.[1][4][5]
He headed Philander Smith College's natural science department from 1903 until 1916.[1][4] Hayes served as the president of George R. Smith College, from 1916 until 1925.[4][6] Under his leadership, students from George R. Smith College participated in the State Constitutional Convention of Missouri.[4] Starting in 1925 after George R. Smith College burned down, he served as the Dean of New Orleans University.[4][6]
He married Hattie P. Melton in 1909, and together they had five children.[1][4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Mathers, Frank Lincoln, ed. (1915). Who's Who of the Colored Race: A General Biographical Dictionary of Men and Women of African Descent. Vol. 1. p. 133.
- ^ "The Christian Educator: A Quarterly Magazine of Facts". Board of Education for Negroes of the Methodist Episcopal Church. February 18, 1916 – via Google Books.
- ^ Stowell, Jay Samuel (February 18, 1922). Methodist Adventures in Negro Education. Methodist book concern. pp. 143–144. ISBN 9781461140627 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Who's Who in Colored America. Vol. 1. Who's Who in Colored America Corporation. 1927. p. 243.
- ^ "Alumni record of Baker University : including an account of the principal events in the first twenty-five years of the history of the college, with a roster of the trustees and the faculty, and their offices". Baldwin City, Kan. : [Baker University]. February 18, 1917 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b Seventy Years of Service: New Orleans University. Faculty of New Orleans University. 1935. p. 40.
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