Judson, Harry Pratt (1849-1927)

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University of Chicago

James Weber Linn to Jane Addams, May, 1908

Chicago Child Welfare Exhibit, General Committee List, March 1911

Graham Taylor to Jane Addams, August 11, 1920

Committee on American and Japanese Relations Invitation List, April 8, 1921

General Committee on the Limitation of Armament Declaration and Membership, November 1921

Program for Memorial Service for Louis Pasteur, January 25, 1925

Speakers' Conference on Present Tendencies in International Cooperation for World Peace, June 10 and 11, 1926

Jane Addams et al. to Harry Pratt Judson, November 25, 1912

Announcement, Association pour la Sauvegarde du Droit es Gens, 1915

Abel Davis and Harry Pratt Judson to Jane Addams, June 16, 1921

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Birth Date

1849-12-20

Death Date

1927-03-04

Birthplace

Jamestown, NY

Biographical Text

Harry Pratt Judson was the second president of the University of Chicago. He attended Williams College, going to to teach at Troy High School in New York from 1870 to 1885. From 1885 to 1892, he was a history professor at the University of Minnesota. In 1892, Judson began teaching at the University of Chicago, becoming a professor of political science and head dean of the colleges. In 1894, he became head of the department of political science and dean of the faculty of arts, literature, and science, and in 1907 he became president of the university, after serving as acting president for a time.

Judson was married to Rebecca Ann Gilbert. Judson died in 1927.