James Robert Inch (29 April 1835 – 13 October 1912) was a Canadian educator.
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]
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Preceded by David Allison |
President of Mount Allison University 1878-1891 |
Succeeded by David Allison |