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'''Charles King''' was the ninth president of the college, serving from [[1849]] to [[1863]]. His father, [[w:Rufus King|Rufus King]], was one of the framers and signers of the U.S. Constitution. Charles himself had been a newspaper publisher prior to his ascension to the presidency. 

King was a believer in "copy[ing] the virtues of the English university system," a policy he espoused in his inaugural address. Some of his more notable acts included moving his entire family into [[College Hall]] (which may explain why Columbia upped and moved to the [[Midtown campus]] during his tenure) and having Columbia College hire his daughter and pay her a princely salary.

King was also "fond of outdoor exercise and sports, attempted to interest the students in them, and met with but little encouragement". But he was more successful persuading the [[trustees]] to appoint a "teacher of boxing and fencing".<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=ZvAKAAAAIAAJ&lpg=PA143&ots=XuNFdVGi8O&dq=columbia%20schermerhorn%20alumnus&pg=PA172#v=onepage&q&f=false A history of Columbia University 1754-1904, p. 172]</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=K3XOAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q&f=false Addresses at the Inauguration of Mr. Charles King as President of Columbia College, New York] (1849)

{{succession|preceded=[[Nathaniel Fish Moore]]|succeeded=[[Frederick A. P. Barnard]]|office=President of Columbia University|years=1849-1863}}

[[Category:University presidents|King, Charles]]