Lemuel Herbert Murlin

Lemuel Herbert Murlin
Murlin in 1917
President of Depauw University
In office
1924–1928
Preceded byGeorge Richmond Grose
Succeeded byGarfield Bromley Oxnam
President of Boston University
In office
1911–1924
Preceded byWilliam Edwards Huntington
Succeeded byDaniel Lash Marsh
President of Baker University
In office
1893–1911
Personal details
Born(1861-11-16)November 16, 1861
Neptune, Ohio
DiedJune 20, 1935(1935-06-20) (aged 73)
Wayland, Michigan

Lemuel Herbert Murlin (November 16, 1861 – June 20, 1935), was the third president of Boston University.

Biography

He was born on November 16, 1861, in Neptune, Ohio, to Orlando Murlin and Esther Hankins.[1]

He became president of Baker University in Kansas in 1893. He was named the third president of Boston University in 1911.[2]

In 1924 he became the president of DePauw University and served until 1928 when he retired due to ill health, and was replaced by Garfield Bromley Oxnam.[3]

He died on June 20, 1935, in Wayland, Michigan, predeceasing by four years his wife, whom he had married in 1893.[4]

References

  1. ^ Portrait and Biographical Record of Leavenworth, Douglas and Franklin Counties, Kansas: Containing Portraits, Biographies and Genealogies of Well Known Citizens of the Past and Present. Chapman publishing Company. 1899. p. 199.
  2. ^ "Boston University has new president" (PDF). New York Times. October 20, 1911. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  3. ^ "Prof. Murlin to Head Depauw". New York Times. September 7, 1924. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  4. ^ "Mrs. Lemuel Murlin, Widow of Educator". New York Times. September 30, 1939. Retrieved November 11, 2015.