Henry Ephraim Robins
8th President of Colby College
In office
1873–1882
Preceded byJames Tift Champlin
Succeeded byGeorge Dana Boardman Pepper
Personal details
Born(1827-09-30)September 30, 1827
Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedApril 23, 1917(1917-04-23) (aged 89)
Greenfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
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Henry Ephraim Robins (1827–1917) was the eighth President of Colby College, Maine, United States, from 1873–1882.

Early life

Henry Ephraim Robins was born in Hartford, Connecticut on September 30, 1827.[1] He pursued studies at the Suffield Literary Institute and the Fairmount Theological Seminary in Kentucky.[2][3]

He died at his daughter's home in Greenfield, Massachusetts on April 23, 1917.[4]

References

  1. ^ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. XVII. James T. White & Company. 1920. pp. 356–357. Retrieved January 3, 2021 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Cathcart, William (April 1, 2001). The Baptist Encyclopedia -. The Baptist Standard Bearer, Inc. ISBN 9781579789114.
  3. ^ Whittemore, Edwin Carey. "Colby College 1820-1925: An Account of Its Beginnings, Progress and Se". digitalcommons.colby.edu. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  4. ^ "Dr. Henry E. Robins Dies". Democrat and Chronicle. April 24, 1917. p. 16. Retrieved January 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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