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Henry Sturgis Drinker graduated from Lehigh University in 1871 as a mining engineer, but soon turned to law. He was an attorney, General Solicitor, and assistant to the President for the Lehigh Valley Railroad until his 1905 election to President of Lehigh University where he served until 1920. Drinker was a founder of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, an organizer and promoter of the Military Training Camps before, through, and after World War I, a conservationist, and an appointee to various state advisory boards.

Dr. Drinker's son, Henry Sandwith Drinker, was a Philadelphia lawyer, becoming a senior partner of Drinker, Biddle ? he hosted monthly choral music parties, translated classical music texts, and established the Drinker Library of Choral Music.

From the description of Papers, 1777-1965. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122609128

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associatedWith Drinker, Henry Sturgis, 1850-1937. person
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associatedWith Drinker, Sophie Hutchinson, 1888-1919. person
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