William Chamberlain
From Rofflehaus
Dr. William Isaac Chamberlain (1837 – June 30, 1920) was the 4th president of ISU. Born in Sharon, Connecticut and died in Cleveland, Ohio.
A banquet was held on July 30, 1886 by the faculty with an address of welcome by Adonijah Welch.
[edit] Education
- Western Reserve College (Case Western Reserve University); graduated 1859
[edit] Achievements
- Greek instructor at Western Reserve College after graduation from 1859 to 1865
- Experimented agriculturally with fertilizers, drainage, & crop rotation
- State Secretary of Agriculture of Ohio 1880 to 1886
- 4th ISU president from 1886 to November 13, 1890
- Board of Trustees of Ohio State University and Ohio Experiment Station
- Associate editor of the Ohio Farmer and National Stockman and Farmer
Chamberlain and his wife Lucy Jones Marshall were married on July 16, 1863 and had six children.
[edit] References
- William Isaac Chamberlain Papers, RS 2/4, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.
- August 4, 1886 edition of the Nevada Representative by way of the History of Story County, Iowa by William G. Allen (March 1, 1887, Des Moines Iowa Printing Company); http://genloc.com/1887/index.htm
