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John Milton Potter

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John Milton Chase Potter Jr. (October 22, 1906 - January 9, 1947) was the president of Hobart and William Smith Colleges.[1]

Biography

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He was born on October 22, 1906, in Idaho Springs, Colorado, to John Milton Chase Potter Sr. and Camilla Parthenia Barber. He became president of Hobart and William Smith Colleges on September 1, 1942. He died on January 9, 1947, in Geneva, New York of a coronary occlusion.[1]

He graduated from Harvard University.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Dr. Potter Is Dead, Hobart President. 40-Year-Old Head of Colleges of the Seneca Was Proponent of Liberal Arts Studies". New York Times. January 10, 1947. Retrieved 2014-12-28.
  2. ^ "HWS: Past Presidents".