Horace Webster

Horace Webster

1st President of City College of New York
In office 1847–1869
Succeeded by	Alexander S. Webb

Personal details
Born	(1794-09-21)September 21, 1794 Hartford, Connecticut
Died	August 12, 1871(1871-08-12) Geneva, New York

Horace Webster (Hartford, Connecticut, September 21, 1794 - Geneva, New York, July 12, 1871) was an American educator who graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1818. Webster remained at West Point as a mathematics professor until 1825, leaving with the rank of first lieutenant. He then moved to Geneva College, where he taught as a professor of mathematics and natural philosophy until he left in 1848 to head the Free Academy of New York, where he continued until retirement in 1869.^[1] The school was renamed City College in 1866. Horace Webster served as its first president.

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Academic offices
Preceded by New Position	President of City College of New York 1847 – 1869	Succeeded by Alexander S. Webb)

References

↑ "Prof. Horace Webster" (PDF). The New York Times. 1871-07-14. Retrieved 2009-06-06.

Career Profile

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 4855486 LCCN: nr2001013776 IATH: w6x93208

Presidents of City College of New York

Webster (1847–1869)
Webb (1869–1902)
Finley (1903–1913)
Mezes (1914–1927)
Robinson (1927–1938)
Wright (1941–1952)
Gallagher (1953–1969)
Marshak (1970–1979)
Harleston (1981–1992)
Moses (1993–1999)
Roman # (1999–2000)
Williams (2001–2009)
Paaswell # (2009–2010)
Staiano-Coico (2010–2016)
Vincent Boudreau # (2016– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim president

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