George Colby Chase | |
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| 2nd President of Bates College | |
| In office March 1, 1894 – November 1, 1919 | |
| Preceded by | Oren Burbank Cheney |
| Succeeded by | Clifton Daggett Gray |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 15, 1844 Unity, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | May 27, 1919 Lewiston, Maine, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Bates College Harvard University |
| Profession | Scholar of English, academic administrator |
George Colby Chase (March 15, 1844 - May 27, 1919)[1] was an American intellectual and professor of English who served as the second President of Bates College succeeding its founder, Oren Burbank Cheney, from March 1894 to November 1919.
Known as "the great builder,"[2] Chase constructed 22 new academic buildings and residential dorms on the campus of the college, tripled the number of students and faculty as well as quadrupling the financial endowment to one million dollars. Chase is notable for being the first and only alumnus of Bates to be elected its president.
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