Benjamin Rush Rhees

Benjamin Rush Rhees
3rd President of the University of Rochester
In office
1900–1935
Preceded byDavid Jayne Hill
Succeeded byAlan C. Valentine
Personal details
Born(1860-02-08)February 8, 1860
Chicago, Illinois
DiedJanuary 4, 1939(1939-01-04) (aged 78)
Rochester, New York
Resting placeMount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, New York
NationalityAmerican
SpouseHarriet Chapin Seelye Rhees
ChildrenMorgan John Rhees
Henrietta Seelye Rhees Stewart
Rush Rhees, Jr
ParentJohn E. Rhees
Annie H. McCutchen
Alma materAmherst College, Hartford Theological Seminary
ProfessionAdministrator

Benjamin Rush Rhees (/rz/ 8 February 1860 – 5 January 1939) was the third president of the University of Rochester, serving from 1900 to 1935.