Hiram Collins Haydn

Hiram C. Haydn
5th President of Western Reserve University
In office
1887–1890
Preceded byCarroll Cutler
Succeeded byCharles F. Thwing
Personal details
Born(1831-12-11)December 11, 1831
Pompey, New York, U.S.
DiedJuly 31, 1913(1913-07-31) (aged 81)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Resting placeLake View Cemetery, Cleveland
Alma mater
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Rev. Hiram Collins Haydn (December 11, 1831 – July, 31, 1913) was an American minister and the fifth President of Western Reserve University, now Case Western Reserve University.

Biography

Haydn was born in Pompey, New York, December 11, 1831.[1]

He graduated from Amherst College in 1856 and Union Theological Seminary in 1859. He was pastor of the First Presbyterian Church (Old Stone Church) on Public Square in Cleveland from 1872–1880 and 1884–1902.[2]

While president at Western Reserve from 1897–1890, he most notably ended coeducation, instead creating a coordinate system solution[clarification needed], establishing the College for Women, later named Flora Stone Mather College.[3]

Wrote "The History of Presbyterianism in Cleveland," published in 1893 by Winn and Judson,[4] and wrote much of "Annals of the First Presbyterian Church of Cleveland, 1820-1895," in 1895, also published by Winn and Judson.[5]

Haydn died in Cleveland on July 31, 1913, and was buried at Lake View Cemetery.[6]

References

  1. ^ Johnson, Rossiter; Brown, John Howard, eds. (1904). The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. Vol. V. Boston: American Biographical Society. Retrieved April 18, 2022 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ "First Presbyterian Church (Old Stone)". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Case Western Reserve University. November 11, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "Pioneers: CWRU's First Women". Case Western Reserve University. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  4. ^ Haydy, Hiram Collins (1893). The History of Presbyterianism in Cleveland. Cleveland, Ohio: Winn and Judson.
  5. ^ Old Stone Church (1895). Annals of the First Presbyterian Church of Cleveland, 1820-1895. Cleveland, Ohio: Winn and Judson.
  6. ^ "Obituary: Rev. Hiram C. Haydn". Record-Journal. August 2, 1913. p. 10. Retrieved April 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.