Difference between revisions of "Myles Cooper"
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He is notable for proposing that [[King's College]] become the center of a university encompassing all the previously-founded North American colleges (including [[Harvard]], [[Yale]], etc.) | He is notable for proposing that [[King's College]] become the center of a university encompassing all the previously-founded North American colleges (including [[Harvard]], [[Yale]], etc.) | ||
| − | {{succession|preceded=[[Samuel Johnson]]|succeeded=[[William Samuel Johnson]]|office=President of Columbia University|years=1763-1775}} | + | {{succession|preceded=[[Samuel Johnson]]|succeeded=[[William Samuel Johnson]]|office=President of Columbia University|years=[[1763]]-[[1775]]}} |
[[Category:University presidents|Cooper, Myles]] | [[Category:University presidents|Cooper, Myles]] | ||
Revision as of 14:51, 8 April 2007
Second president of King's College and a loyalist who opposed the American Revolution. Allegedly saved from an angry revolutionary mob by Alexander Hamilton.
He is notable for proposing that King's College become the center of a university encompassing all the previously-founded North American colleges (including Harvard, Yale, etc.)
| Preceded by Samuel Johnson |
President of Columbia University 1763-1775 |
Succeeded by William Samuel Johnson |
