May 20, 1902

President Whitford (also described as President Strong's colleague context; the deceased president of the academy and college) died, ending forty-four years as president.

All of 1902 → · Know a source for this? Tell us →

The evidence

BeloitMay 20, 1902

President Whitford (also described as President Strong's colleague context; the deceased president of the academy and college) died, ending forty-four years as president.

A 1 independent source

1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

In 1867, through his efforts, prompted by his far-sighted wisdom, the legislature of the state of Wisconsin granted the institution a college charter, under which it was at once organized and under which it continues to the present time. Principal Whitford was the only possible candidate for the presidency, to which office he was enthusiastically elected, and in which the best work of his life has been done, ending only when his life went peacefully out on that beautiful May morning just after chapel, May 20, 1902. Ended?

Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.Vol. 2, PDF p. 358 / book p. 853

1902 / May 20

BeloitA

May 20, 1902

President Whitford (also described as President Strong's colleague context; the deceased president of the academy and college) died, ending forty-four years as president.

All of 1902 → · Know a source for this? Tell us →

The evidence

BeloitMay 20, 1902

President Whitford (also described as President Strong's colleague context; the deceased president of the academy and college) died, ending forty-four years as president.

A 1 independent source

1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

In 1867, through his efforts, prompted by his far-sighted wisdom, the legislature of the state of Wisconsin granted the institution a college charter, under which it was at once organized and under which it continues to the present time. Principal Whitford was the only possible candidate for the presidency, to which office he was enthusiastically elected, and in which the best work of his life has been done, ending only when his life went peacefully out on that beautiful May morning just after chapel, May 20, 1902. Ended?