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| − | '''Charles Henry Wharton''' was officially president of [[Columbia College]] for a few months in [[1801]]. A clergyman who had returned to the U.S. after being educated in England, he was offered the presidency after taking up the position of rector in a church in [[New Jersey]], but did not show up for [[convocation]] in August, and officially resigned that same fall. This makes him an honorary Columbia [[dropout]] | + | '''Charles Henry Wharton''' was officially president of [[Columbia College]] for a few months in [[1801]]. A clergyman who had returned to the U.S. after being educated in England, he was offered the presidency after taking up the position of rector in a church in [[New Jersey]], but did not show up for [[convocation]] in August, and officially resigned that same fall. This makes him an honorary Columbia [[dropout]]. |
{{succession|preceded=[[William Samuel Johnson]]|succeeded=[[Benjamin Moore]]|office=President of Columbia University|years=1801-1801}} | {{succession|preceded=[[William Samuel Johnson]]|succeeded=[[Benjamin Moore]]|office=President of Columbia University|years=1801-1801}} | ||
[[Category:University presidents|Wharton, Charles Henry]] | [[Category:University presidents|Wharton, Charles Henry]] | ||
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Charles Henry Wharton was officially president of Columbia College for a few months in 1801. A clergyman who had returned to the U.S. after being educated in England, he was offered the presidency after taking up the position of rector in a church in New Jersey, but did not show up for convocation in August, and officially resigned that same fall. This makes him an honorary Columbia dropout.
| Preceded by William Samuel Johnson |
President of Columbia University 1801-1801 |
Succeeded by Benjamin Moore |
