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Richard Henry Jesse

American academic administrator (1853–1921)

Summary

American academic administrator (1853–1921)

Field	Value
caption	Jesse in 1891
image	JesseMissouri.gif
birth_date
death_date
birth_place	Lancaster County, Virginia, US
office	University of Missouri
order	President of the
term	July 1, 1891 – 1908
alma_mater	University of Virginia
predecessor	Samuel Laws
successor	Albert Ross Hill
signature	Signature of Richard Henry Jesse (1853–1921).png
death_place	Columbia, Missouri, US

Richard Henry Jesse (May 1, 1853 – January 21, 1921) was an American educator who served as the eighth president of the University of Missouri.

Biography

Jesse was born in Lancaster County, Virginia, on May 1, 1853, to William T. Jesse and Mary Jesse (née Claybrook). From 1873 to 1875, he studied at the University of Virginia, after which he taught French and mathematics at Hanover Academy, which he had attended at a younger age. He then supervised Washington Academy in Princess Anne, Maryland in 1877 and 1878. He married Addie Henry Polk in 1882, who he had met in Maryland. Addie was distantly related to President James K. Polk.

Jesse was part of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette faculty from 1878 to 1884, teaching English, Greek, and Latin, as well as being head of its academic department. He was a senior Latin professor at Tulane University from 1884 to 1891. He believed Tuland and the University of Louisiana should be combined, which happened in 1884.

From July 1, 1891, until his retirement in 1908, Jesse served as president of University of Missouri. In 1901, after his tenth year inauguration, the university's main building burnt down, which led to bids to move the school to a different city. In 1897, he served as chairman of the National Education Association. Following his retirement, he continued writing and lecturing. He died on January 21, 1921, aged 67, from status epilepticus, in his home in Columbia, Missouri. He is buried at the Columbia Cemetery. Jesse Hall is named for him, and he is an honorary member of the Acacia Fraternity. His papers are held by the State Historical Society of Missouri.

References

"Certificate of Death". Missouri State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics.
Johnson, Rossiter. (1906). "Biographical dictionary of America ..". Boston, American Biographical Society.
"Richard Henry Jesse Papers".
Polk, W. H.. (1912). "Polk family and kinsmen". Рипол Классик.
(14 June 1901). "Dr. Richard Henry Jesse". Columbia Missouri Herald.
(24 January 1921). "Former Missouri President Dies". [[Tulsa World]].
Mautino, Nicole. (2008-04-15). "Spirits of Mizzou". University Archives muarchives.missouri.edu/.

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