Lucius Littauer

Lucius Littauer
Littauer in 1914
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York
In office March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903
Preceded by	Newton Martin Curtis
Succeeded by	Cyrus Durey
Constituency	22nd district (1897–1903) 25th district (1903–1907)
Personal details
Born	(1859-01-20)January 20, 1859 Gloversville, New York, U.S.
Died	March 2, 1944(1944-03-02) (aged 85) New Rochelle, New York, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	Harvard University

Lucius Nathan Littauer (January 20, 1859 – March 2, 1944) was an American politician, businessman, and college football coach. He served in the United States House of Representatives from New York for five terms between 1897 and 1907. Littauer graduated from Harvard University in 1878 and was the school's first head football coach, guiding the Crimson to a record of 6–1–1 in 1881.^[1]

In 1936, Littauer's donation of $2 million helped found Harvard's Graduate School of Public Administration, which was later renamed the Harvard Kennedy School in honor of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy and is routinely ranked as the world's top graduate school for public policy, social policy, international affairs, and government.