Henry Churchill King | |
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| 6th President of Oberlin College | |
| In office 1902 – June 1927[1] | |
| Preceded by | John Henry Barrows |
| Succeeded by | Ernest Hatch Wilkins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 18, 1858 Hillsdale, Michigan |
| Died | February 27, 1934 (aged 75) Oberlin, Ohio |
| Spouse | Julia Coates King[1] |
| Children | Philip Coates King, Donald Storrs King, Edgar Weld King, Harold Lee King[1] |
| Residence | Oberlin, Ohio |
| Alma mater | Oberlin College (A.B., 1879) Oberlin Theological Seminary (B.D., 1882)[1] |
| Profession | Theologian, educator, author |
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Henry Churchill King (1858–1934) was an American Congregationalist theologian, educator, and author.
Henry Churchill King was born in Hillsdale, Michigan on September 18, 1858.[1][2]
At Oberlin College from 1884, he taught in mathematics, philosophy, and theology. From 1902 to 1927, he was president of the college.[3] With a tenure of 25 years, he is Oberlin's longest-serving president.[4] In 1919, he served on the King-Crane Commission, which provided recommendations on the fair and just disposition of non-Turkish areas of the Ottoman Empire. The findings of that commission, suppressed until 1922, were made public in the King-Crane Commission Report and conveyed the sentiment of the indigenous peoples of the region as to who would be entrusted with the various mandates, the future of Palestine, and other vital issues.
He was prominent in the councils of the Congregational Church and a moderator (1919–21) of its National Council as well as chairman (1921–27) of the Congregational Foundation for Education.
He died at his home in Oberlin, Ohio on February 27, 1934.[1][2]
