George Harris (theologian)

George Harris
Born	April 1, 1844  Machias
Died	March 1, 1922  (aged 77) New York City
Resting place	Swan Point Cemetery
Alma mater	Amherst College Andover Newton Theological School
Occupation	Cleric teacher
Employer	High Street Church Central Congregational Church Andover Theological Seminary Amherst College
Position held	president (Amherst College, 1899–1912)

George Harris Jr. (April 1, 1844 – March 1, 1922) was an American minister, academic, and college president.

Early life and education

He was born at East Machias, Maine to George Harris Sr. and Mary Ann Palmer. He attended Washington Academy and graduated from Amherst College in 1866 and from Andover Theological Seminary in 1869. He received the D.D. degree from Harvard, Yale and Amherst, and the LL.D. degree from Dartmouth and Williams.

Career

He was minister of High Street Church in Auburn, Maine from 1869 to 1872, and of the Central Congregational Church in Providence, Rhode Island from 1872 to 1883.[1] From 1883 to 1899, he was professor of Christian theology at Andover Theological Seminary and from 1899 to 1911, president of Amherst College.[2]

He spoke at the Commencement of Wheaton College in Massachusetts in 1872.

He is author of Moral Evolution, (1896) and Inequality and Progress, (1897). He was one of the editors of the Andover Review from 1884 to 1893.

He was married on December 24, 1873, in Providence, Rhode Island to Jane Anthony Viall, and they had one son.

References

1. "Reverend George Harris, Commencement speaker". Wheaton College.
2. "The Presidency of Amherst" (PDF). The New York Times.

Academic offices
Preceded by Merrill Edward Gates	President of Amherst College 1899–1912	Succeeded by Alexander Meiklejohn