Charles Custis Harrison | |
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Provost of the University of Pennsylvania | |
In office 1894–1910 | |
Preceded by | William Pepper |
Succeeded by | Edgar Fahs Smith |
Personal details | |
Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | May 3, 1844
Died | February 12, 1929 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | (aged 84)
Spouse |
Ellen Nixon Waln
(m. 1870; died 1922) |
Relations | Alfred Craven Harrison (brother) William Welsh Harrison (brother) |
Parent(s) | George Leib Harrison Sarah Ann Waples |
Education | Episcopal Academy |
Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
Signature | |
Charles Custis Harrison (May 3, 1844 – February 12, 1929) was an American businessman who owned several sugar refineries in Philadelphia from 1863 to 1892, and served as Provost of the University of Pennsylvania from 1894 to 1910.[1]