George P. Hays | |
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| 2nd President of Washington & Jefferson College | |
| In office August 3, 1870 –June 20, 1881 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel J. Wilson (acting) James I. Brownson (acting) Jonathan Edwards |
| Succeeded by | James D. Moffat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 2,1838 Miller's Run,Pennsylvania |
| Died | 1897 |
| Alma mater | Jefferson College Western Theological Seminary (now Pittsburgh Theological Seminary) Lafayette College Hanover College |
George Price Hays was the 2nd president of Washington &Jefferson College. [1]
Hays was born in Miller's Run,Pennsylvania on February 2,1838. [1] He studied at Jefferson College,graduating in 1857,and at the Western Theological Seminary (now Pittsburgh Theological Seminary). [1] He was licensed to preach in 1859. Hays continued his education and earned Doctor of Divinity degree from Lafayette College in 1870 and a LL.D. from Hanover College. [1]
He was elected second president of Washington &Jefferson College on August 3,1870. [1] The inauguration was held on September 21,1870,in the Town Hall at Washington,Pennsylvania. [1] In 1875,the college began the expanding "Old Main" by adding a third floor and two towers,at a cost of $65,000. [1] By 1877,the costs reached a total of $73,196.51. [1] By 1878,the board of trustees was forced to reduce the salaries of the professors and the president. [1] Hays submitted his resignation on December 18,1878,but the Board of Trustees declined to accept it. [1] On March 26,1879,President Hays took a leave of absence without pay. [1] On June 20,1881,the Board of Trustees accepted Hays' resignation and he returned to the ministry full-time,preaching in Denver,Cincinnati,and Kansas City. [1]
