Warfield, Ethelbert Dudley, 1861-1936

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Dates:

Birth 1861-03-16

Death 1936-07-06

Biographical notes:

Warfield, the son of William Warfield and Mary Cabell Breckinridge Warfield, was a graduate of Princeton University. He also attended Oxford University and received a degree from Columbia Law School in 1885. Warfield practiced law for three years before becoming the president of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, in 1888. Warfield accepted the presidency of Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania, in 1891. He also held a professorship of political science at Lafayette.

From the description of Ethelbert Dudley Warfield letter, 1889 May 21. (Kentucky Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 43033846

College President.

From the description of [Articles, book reviews, etc.]. 1898- (Lafayette College). WorldCat record id: 38027133

Ethelbert Dudley Warfield was born in Lexington, Kentucky, on March 10, 1861. After obtaining his bachelor's and master's degrees from Princeton, he returned to Lexington to practice law from 1886 to 1888. In 1888 Warfield became the youngest President of Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. Warfield brought to Miami a number of fellow young Ivy Leaguers who were dubbed by townsfolk his "Dude Faculty. During his brief tenure, Warfield sought to bring greater rigor to the Miami academic curriculum, while the Dude Faculty introduced football to the student body. Desirous of administering a private liberal arts institution, Warfield in 1891 became President of Lafayette College, Pennsylvania where he served from 1891 to 1914. While at Lafayette, Warfield was ordained to the Presbyterian ministry. In 1915, he became President of Wilson College, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, a post he held until shortly before his death on July 6, 1936.

From the guide to the Ethelbert Dudley Warfield Collection, 1888-1891, 1881-1977, (Miami University)