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| − | '''Myles Cooper''' was the second president of [[King's College]] and a loyalist who opposed the [[w:American Revolution|American Revolution]]. | + | '''Myles Cooper''' was the second president of [[King's College]] and a loyalist who opposed the [[w:American Revolution|American Revolution]]. He was allegedly saved from an angry revolutionary mob by [[Alexander Hamilton]] (see [[Banishment of Myles Cooper]]). |
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.) | ||
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| + | *[[Banishment of Myles Cooper]] | ||
{{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]] | ||
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- See also Wikipedia's article about "Myles Cooper".
Myles Cooper was the second president of King's College and a loyalist who opposed the American Revolution. He was allegedly saved from an angry revolutionary mob by Alexander Hamilton (see Banishment of Myles Cooper).
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.)
See also
| Preceded by Samuel Johnson |
President of Columbia University 1763-1775 |
Succeeded by William Samuel Johnson |
