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'''William Pratt Graham''' (1871–1962) was the sixth chancellor of [[Syracuse University]] and the first alumnus of Syracuse as well as the first non-clergyman to hold that position.<ref name="thehill">{{cite book |title=The Hill: An Illustrated Biography of Syracuse University, 1870-present |first=John Robert |last=Greene |date=2000 |publisher=[[Syracuse University Press]] |isbn=978-0815606482 |page=20}}</ref><ref name="tolleyyears">{{cite book |title=Syracuse University, Vol. 4: The Tolley years, 1942-1969 |first=John Robert |last=Greene |date=1996 |publisher=Syracuse University Press |isbn=978-0815627012 |page=8}}</ref> |
'''William Pratt Graham''' (1871–1962) was the sixth chancellor of [[Syracuse University]] and the first alumnus of Syracuse as well as the first non-clergyman to hold that position.<ref name="thehill">{{cite book |title=The Hill: An Illustrated Biography of Syracuse University, 1870-present |first=John Robert |last=Greene |date=2000 |publisher=[[Syracuse University Press]] |isbn=978-0815606482 |page=20}}</ref><ref name="tolleyyears">{{cite book |title=Syracuse University, Vol. 4: The Tolley years, 1942-1969 |first=John Robert |last=Greene |date=1996 |publisher=Syracuse University Press |isbn=978-0815627012 |page=8}}</ref> |
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William Pratt Graham | |
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| Chancellor of Syracuse University | |
| In office 1937–1942 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Wesley Flint |
| Succeeded by | William Pearson Tolley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1871 |
| Died | 1962 (aged 90–91) |
| Alma mater | Syracuse University |
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William Pratt Graham (1871–1962) was the sixth chancellor of Syracuse University and the first alumnus of Syracuse as well as the first non-clergyman to hold that position.[1][2]
Biography
Graham graduated from Syracuse University as an undergraduate in 1889 and as a postgraduate in 1893 before joining the faculty of Syracuse as an electrical engineering professor.[3][1] Graham served as the vice-chancellor to Charles Wesley Flint before succeeding him as chancellor, a position Graham intended to hold only until a successor was found.[1][4][2]
References
- ^ a b c Greene, John Robert (2000). The Hill: An Illustrated Biography of Syracuse University, 1870-present. Syracuse University Press. p. 20. ISBN 978-0815606482.
- ^ a b Greene, John Robert (1996). Syracuse University, Vol. 4: The Tolley years, 1942-1969. Syracuse University Press. p. 8. ISBN 978-0815627012.
- ^ "Syracuse University History: Chancellors of Syracuse University". Syracuse University Archives. Syracuse University. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
- ^ Phillips, Richard (2005). Hendricks Chapel: Seventy-five Years of Service to Syracuse University. Syracuse University Press. p. 71. ISBN 978-0815608271.
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