Franklin La Du Ferguson
President of Pomona College
Franklin La Du Ferguson (June 21, 1861 – May 27, 1944) was a minister in the Congregational church and the second president of Pomona College in Claremont, California. He served from 1897 to 1901, the briefest tenure of any Pomona president to date.2
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Born Jun 21, 1861, died May 27, 1944.1
Companies
- Pomona CollegeChair 1897 to 190113
Early life and education
- Date not recordedYale University3
Franklin La Du Ferguson was born at Tamworth, Ontario, Canada, in 1861 to John and Matilda Pomeroy Ferguson. His father was of Scotch-Irish descent, and his mother was descended from Mayflower Pilgrims. He studied for the ministry at Albert College and then at Yale University, graduating with a Bachelor of Divinity degree in 1888. He served as a pastor in Milford, Connecticut, and directed the Chadron Academy in Chadron, Nebraska.
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Career
Occupation: Christian minister, university president.6
- 1897 to 1901Chair, Pomona College5
- Date not recordedWorked at Pomona College4
Personal life
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