John Crumpton Hardy

John Crumpton Hardy (December 24, 1864 – October 30, 1938)[1] was the President of the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Mississippi State University) from 1900 - 1912.[2]

Biography

John Crumpton Hardy was born in Newton, Mississippi on December 24, 1864 to John D. and Martha Hardy. He attended Mississippi College where he earned a BA and an MA and Earned a Law degree at Millsaps College.[3][4][5]

Before becoming president of Mississippi A&M College Hardy served as superintendent of the Jackson, Mississippi, schools for nine years. In 1912 he became president of Baylor Female College (now the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor) in Belton, Texas.[6]

References

  1. ↑ http://books.google.com/books?id=WZVOAAAAYAAJ&q=%22John+Crumpton+Hardy%22+Mississippi+born&dq=%22John+Crumpton+Hardy%22+Mississippi+born&hl=en&ei=Dc20TaSBCofe0QHGzrGFCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAA
  2. ↑ http://www.its.msstate.edu/Information/Documentation/files/webctcontent/6Presidents.htm
  3. ↑ http://books.google.com/books?id=WZVOAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA467&lpg=PA467&dq=John+crumpton+hardy&source=bl&ots=zXvs4nlEEI&sig=gqP44F_j4RCoY2kKkwcA9bvSp2c&hl=en&sa=X&ei=GvqxUZ-mNIjsqwHa84CQDw&ved=0CEIQ6AEwBA&safe=active#v=onepage&q=John%20crumpton%20hardy&f=false
  4. ↑ http://books.google.com/books?id=rUwTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA401&lpg=PA401&dq=John+crumpton+hardy&source=bl&ots=tk0y7sSews&sig=sq2qTR4O4nZWKpWHK7HhEiom5Ac&hl=en&sa=X&ei=GvqxUZ-mNIjsqwHa84CQDw&ved=0CE4Q6AEwBw&safe=active#v=onepage&q=John%20crumpton%20hardy&f=false
  5. ↑ http://books.google.com/books?id=PwhmOrF_u7gC&pg=PA41&lpg=PA41&dq=John+crumpton+hardy&source=bl&ots=tsHmEaIQ0c&sig=cQUvnQ4cSq1TBPwKweQ-To2oohQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=GvqxUZ-mNIjsqwHa84CQDw&ved=0CEsQ6AEwBg&safe=active#v=onepage&q=John%20crumpton%20hardy&f=false
  6. ↑ https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fha68

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Academic offices
Preceded by
John M. Stone		 President of Mississippi State University
1900–1912 		Succeeded by
George Robert Hightower