Benjamin Lee Arnold
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| Benjamin Lee Arnold | |
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| 3rd President of Oregon State University | |
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| Term | 1872 – 1892 |
| Predecessor | Joseph Emery |
| Successor | John Davidson Letcher |
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| Died | January 30, 1892 Corvallis, Oregon |
| Alma mater | Randolph-Macon College |
Benjamin Lee Arnold (? - January 30, 1892) was an American academic and the third president of Oregon State University.
Benjamin Lee Arnold grew up in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. After graduating from Randolph-Macon College, he joined up with the Confederate States Army, where he was discharged three years later because of a physical problem. After recovering, he started his career as a teacher.[1]
Before coming to Oregon State University, he taught at several schools including West Tennessee College in Jackson. In the summer of 1872, he was appointed as the president of Oregon State University by the bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and came to Corvallis, Oregon in September of the same year.[1]
He died on January 30, 1892, during his incumbency as a president there.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c OSU Archives - President's Gallery - B.L. Arnold. Retrieved on September 5th, 2007.
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