Charles Francis Meserve (1850–1936) was an American educator, university president, academic administrator, and author. He served as president of Shaw University from 1894 to 1919, a historically Black university in Raleigh, North Carolina .
10-649: Meserve may refer to: Surname [ edit ] Charles Francis Meserve (1850–1936), American academic administrator Daniel Meserve Durell (1769–1841), American attorney and politician Dete Meserve , American media executive Nathaniel Meserve (1704–1758), American shipbuilder Robert Meserve (1909–1995), American lawyer Stan Meserve (born 1941), American racing driver Walter F. Meserve (1921–1984), Massachusetts politician Walter Joseph Meserve (1923–2023), American academic, playwright, critic and author Places [ edit ] Meserve Glacier ,
20-792: A LL.D. degree in 1899. After graduation Meserve worked as principal of the high school in Rockland, Massachusetts (1877 to 1885), and at the Oak Street School in Springfield, Massachusetts (1885 to 1889). This was followed by a role as superintendent of the Haskell Institute (now Haskell Indian Nations University) in Lawrence, Kansas (1889 to 1894). From 1894 until 1919, Meserve served as president of Shaw University. Under his leadership Shaw University improved
30-543: A population of 95. It is located on Capon Springs Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 16) along Capon Springs Run . Originally known as Frye's Springs after its discoverer Henry Frye, and later established as the Town of Watson in 1787, the town was renamed for its medicinal spring. The springs were believed to carry such healing power that half an acre sold for $ 900 in gold in the late 18th century. After West Virginia seceded from Virginia in 1863, it had to pay Virginia for
40-576: A shoemaker and farmer. His family was descendants of Clement Meserve, a native from the Isle of Jersey (now Jersey) who emigrated to the United States in 1673. Meserve attended Waterville Classical Institute (later known as Coburn Classical Institute ) for three years. In 1873, he enrolled in Colby College ; where he graduated with an A.B. degree in 1877; an A.M. degree in 1880; and
50-530: Is a hanging glacier on the south wall of Wright Valley, in the Asgard Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica Thompson and Meserve's Purchase , is a township located in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Meserve . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
60-552: Is buried at Pine Grove Cemetery in Waterville, Maine. The National Archives and Records Administration contains a 1897 letter from Meserve to Daniel M. Browning concerning the recent punishment of Richard Henry Pratt . The W. E. B. Du Bois Papers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst library contains a 1908 letter from Meserve to Du Bois. The American Baptist Historical Society Repository contains his papers. He
70-844: The curriculum, and increased the size of the industrial department. He was a Baptist and was licensed to preach at a specific church, the First Baptist Church in Raleigh, but he was not ordained. Merserve helped found the Capon Springs Conference (later known as the Conference on Education for the South ) in Capon Springs, West Virginia . He also gave lectures on "Indian and negro problems". He died on April 20, 1935, in Raleigh, North Carolina. He
80-570: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Meserve&oldid=1252055002 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Charles Francis Meserve Charles Francis Meserve was born on July 15, 1850, in Abington , Massachusetts. His parents were Susan Smith Blanchard and Charles Meserve,
90-681: The loss of the springs during Reconstruction . The historic Capon Springs & Farms resort is located here and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . Herman Guy Kump (1877–1962), 19th Governor of West Virginia , and American educator Arthur R. M. Spaid (1866–1936) were born in Capon Springs. Capon Springs and its post office have been known by several varying names throughout its history, which include: [REDACTED] Media related to Capon Springs, West Virginia at Wikimedia Commons This article
100-536: Was married to Abbie Mary Whittier from 1878 until her death in 1898, together they had one daughter. In 1900, Merserve married Fannie J. Philbrick. Merserve was a member of the Republican party. Capon Springs, West Virginia Capon Springs is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County , West Virginia , United States. According to the 2000 census , the Capon Springs community has
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