Ray Wilbur | |
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| 3rd President of Stanford University | |
| In office March 4, 1933 – June 30, 1943 | |
| Preceded by | Robert E. Swain (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Donald Tresidder |
| In office January 22, 1916 – March 5, 1929 | |
| Preceded by | John Branner |
| Succeeded by | Robert E. Swain (Acting) |
| 31st United States Secretary of the Interior | |
| In office March 5, 1929 – March 4, 1933 | |
| President | Herbert Hoover |
| Preceded by | Roy West |
| Succeeded by | Harold L. Ickes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ray Lyman Wilbur April 13, 1875 Boonesboro, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | June 26, 1949 (aged 74) Stanford, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Alta Mesa Memorial Park |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Marguerite Blake
(m. 1898; died 1946) |
| Children | 5, including Blake and Dwight |
| Alma mater | Stanford University (BA, MA) University of California, San Francisco (MD) |
Ray Lyman Wilbur (April 13, 1875 – June 26, 1949) was an American politician, physician, and eugenicist.[1] He was a medical doctor who served as the third president of Stanford University and as the 31st United States Secretary of the Interior under President Herbert Hoover, also a Stanford alum.[2]
- ^ Maldonado, Ben (2019-11-18). "Eugenics on the Farm: Ray Lyman Wilbur". stanforddaily.com. The Stanford Daily Publishing Corporation.
- ^ "Ray Lyman Wilbur, president of Stanford University, papers, 1914-1951". Searchworks Catalog. Stanford Libraries. Retrieved 2023-07-12.