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Preceded by
  
Name
  
Charles White

Succeeded by
  
Education
  
Alma mater
  
Brown University

Books
  
A Century of Faith

Profession
  
Pastor



Born
  
January 22, 1863Nashua, New Hampshire (
1863-01-22
)

Spouse(s)
  
Margaret Donalda Dodge (m. 1891; died 1928)Annie H P White (m. 1930)

Children
  
Jessie Dodge, Harriet Dodge, Katherine Dodge, Clarissa Dodge

Charles Lincoln White (January 22, 1863 – 1941) was the 13th President of Colby College, Maine, United States from 1901–1908.

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Early life

White was born in Nashua, New Hampshire, to George and Harriet Richardson White. He was educated at Woburn High School and graduated from Brown University in 1887 where he was a member of Delta Upsilon, and Newton Theological Institution in 1889.

Career

He was pastor at Somersworth Baptist Church, New Hampshire from 1890-1894, and the First Church of Nashua from 1894-1900.

Presidency

He was called to the presidency of Colby College in June 1901, having served as the general secretary of the New Hampshire Baptist Convention the year previous. He remained at the head of the college until 1908.

Foss Dining Hall was built in 1904, named after Eliza Foss Dexter, from whom he coaxed the money.

Post-Presidency

He received the degree of D. D. from Bowdoin College in 1902. After his presidency, he moved to Brooklyn, NY with his family and worked as a manuscript secretary.

Published works

  • Charles Lincoln White (1915). The Churches at Work. Smith & Lamar.  (still in print)
  • —— (1916). The Children of the Lighthouse. Illustrated by H. B. Dummer. Association Press. 
  • —— (1916). Lincoln Dodge, Layman (3rd ed.). American Baptist Pub. Society. 
  • —— (1932). A century of faith. Pub. for the American Baptist home mission society by the Judson Press. 
  • References

    Charles Lincoln White Wikipedia


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