Edward Augustus Holyoke
British Colonial American
Edward Augustus Holyoke was a respected President of Harvard College notable for improving the college's reputation and campus. - AsNotedIn
Lineage
- Father Elizur Holyoke Jr
- Brother: Samuel Holyoke
Edward Augustus Holyoke was a respected President of Harvard College notable for improving the college's reputation and campus. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1705/06/00 | Edward Holyoke gives the class' Bachelor's Oration at his graduation from Harvard Collage in Massachusetts. | Education | Old Harvard Yard | Cambridge, MA | |||
| 1736/00/00 | Governor Belcher approves Edward Holyoke appointment as President of Harvard College. | Work | Old Harvard Yard | Cambridge, MA | |||
| 1769/06/01 | Harvard President Edward Holyoke dies in office. Holyoke, the oldest person ever to hold the presidency, says on his deathbed: If any man wishes to be humbled and mortified, let him become President of Harvard College. | Died |
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