Thomas Henry Burrowes | |
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Penn State University | |
Term | 1868 – 1871 |
Predecessor | John Fraser |
Successor | James Calder |
Born | November 16, 1805 Strasburg, Pennsylvania |
Died | February 25, 1871 State College, Pennsylvania |
(aged 65)
Thomas Henry Burrowes (November 16, 1805 – February 25, 1871) was the fourth president of the Pennsylvania State University, serving from 1868 until 1871. He also served as Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from 1835 until 1839. He also served as the ninth Mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.[1] He was born in Strasburg, Pennsylvania in 1805 to Thomas Bredin Burrowes and Ann Henrietta Smith.[2]
In 1868, Burrowes, an individual with much expertise in educational matters for the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, was consulted by the Board of Trustees, whom were seeking his advice in their search for a new President. The College had been plagued by financial troubles and was in danger of closing its doors. Burrowes suggested that they first and foremost choose a man who held administrative abilities. Burrowes himself was then offered the position of President of the Agricultural College of Pennsylvania (as Penn State was called at the time) and accepted only after the annual salary was raised from $2000 to $3000 per year.[3]
A road named in his honor travels through the borough of State College and the University Park campus.
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Preceded by John Fraser |
Pennsylvania State University President 1868–1871 |
Succeeded by James Calder |
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