Harper, Samuel, 1823-1905.
Father of William Rainey Harper, first president of the University of Chicago.
From the description of Papers, 1864-1903 (inclusive). (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 45478976
Father of William Rainey Harper. Born April 29, 1823 in the vicinity of Canonsburg, Washington County, Pennsylvania. Moved with his family to a farm near New Concord, Muskingum County, Ohio about 1830. Married Ellen Elizabeth Rainey of Cambridge, Ohio. Five children were born to them, William Rainey, Samuel, Robert Francis, James and Mary. He died in Chicago at the home of his son William in July of 1905.
From the guide to the Harper, Samuel. Diaries, 1849-1903, (Special Collections Research Center University of Chicago Library 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A.)
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Birth 1823
Death 1905
