Asa Mercer | |
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| 1st President of the Territorial University of Washington | |
| In office 1861–1863 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | William Edward Barnard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Asa Shinn Mercer June 6, 1839 Princeton, Illinois |
| Died | August 10, 1917 (aged 78) Buffalo, Wyoming |
| Alma mater | Franklin College |
Asa Shinn Mercer (June 6, 1839 – August 10, 1917) was the first president of the Territorial University of Washington and a member of the Washington State Senate.
He is remembered primarily for his role in three milestones of the old American West: the founding of the University of Washington, the Mercer Girls, and the Johnson County War. Mercer Island in Lake Washington and Mercer Street in Seattle are named not for Asa, but rather his brother Thomas.[1]
Seattle Public Schools operates Asa Mercer International Middle School in Seattle's Beacon Hill neighborhood.
- ^ Warren, James (October 9, 2001). "Seattle at 150: Mercer brothers imprinted family name on the city". The Seattle Post-Intelligencer.