Benjamin Rush Rhees | |
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3rd President of the University of Rochester | |
In office 1900–1935 | |
Preceded by | David Jayne Hill |
Succeeded by | Alan C. Valentine |
Personal details | |
Born | Chicago, Illinois | February 8, 1860
Died | January 4, 1939 Rochester, New York | (aged 78)
Resting place | Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, New York |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Harriet Chapin Seelye Rhees |
Children | Morgan John Rhees Henrietta Seelye Rhees Stewart Rush Rhees, Jr |
Parent | John E. Rhees Annie H. McCutchen |
Alma mater | Amherst College, Hartford Theological Seminary |
Profession | Administrator |
Benjamin Rush Rhees (/riːz/ 8 February 1860 – 5 January 1939) was the third president of the University of Rochester, serving from 1900 to 1935.