| Kenyon Leech Butterfield | |
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| Kenyon L. Butterfield c. 1922 | |
| President of the Rhode Island College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, (now the University of Rhode Island) | |
| In office 1903–1906 |
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| President of the Massachusetts Agricultural College (now the University of Massachusetts Amherst) | |
| In office 1906–1924 |
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| President of Michigan Agricultural College, (now Michigan State University) |
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| In office 1924–1928 |
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| Born | June 11, 1868 Lapeer, Michigan |
| Died | November 25, 1936 (aged 68) Amherst, Massachusetts |
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Kenyon Leech Butterfield (June 11, 1868 – November 25, 1936) was an American agricultural scientist and college administrator known for developing the Cooperative Extension Service at the Land Grant Universities, and was instrumental in developing the Smith-Lever Act of 1914. He was president of the Rhode Island College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (1903-1906); the Massachusetts Agricultural College (1906-1924), and the Michigan Agricultural College, (later Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science, which is now Michigan State University) from 1924 to 1928. Butterfield Hall at the University of Rhode Island, Butterfield House at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Butterfield Hall of the Brody Complex at Michigan State University are all dedicated in his name.
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| Preceded by David Friday |
President of Michigan Agricultural College 1924–1925 |
Succeeded by Himself |
| Preceded by Himself |
President of Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science 1925–1928 |
Succeeded by Robert S. Shaw |
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