George Edgar Vincent, educator, was born in Rockford, Illinois on March 21, 1864, the son of John Heyl and Elizabeth Vincent. He received his B.A. from Yale (1885) and his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago (1896). Vincent held various positions with the Chautauqua Institution (1886-1937) and taught at the University of Chicago (1892-1911). From 1911-1917 he was president of the University of Minnesota. In 1917 Vincent became president of the Rockefeller Foundation, a position he held until his retirement in 1929. He died on February 1, 1941.
John Heyl Vincent, bishop and author, was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on February 23, 1832. He began to preach in 1850 and studied at the Wesleyan Institute in Newark, New Jersey. Vincent preached throughout New Jersey and Illinois (1851-1865), and was active in the Sunday school movement. He was one of the founders, in 1874, of the Chautauqua Assembly. Vincent was a preacher at Harvard, Yale, Cornell, Wellesley, and other colleges. He retired from active episcopate in 1904 and died on May 9, 1920.
From the description of Vincent family papers, 1850-1940 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702167134
