Lucien Thompson, Esq. [between 1900 and 1908]

Thompson, Lucien, 1859-

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New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts

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The New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts was established as a Land-Grant College in 1866 in Hanover, NH. The school moved to Durham, NH in 1893 and changed its name to the University of New Hampshire in 1923. The federal government required each Land-Grant institution to send an annual report of its activities and finances. From the description of Annual Reports, 1893-1958. (Manchester City Library). WorldCat record id: 29015821 To met military need for...

Scales, John, 1835-1928

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Lucien Thompson was born in Durham, NH in 1859. He became a very successful farmer in Durham and was elected to the Board of Trustess of the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts in July of 1892. Thompson also served as the Secretary of the Board of Trustees from 1896 to 1914 at which time he resigned. The College was founded in Hanover, NH in 1866 and relocated to Durham, NH in 1893. It then became the University of New Hampshire in 1923. From the description of...

University of New Hampshire

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In 1861, the United States federal government approved the Morrill Act which set aside land in each state for the founding of public higher education. In 1862, the New Hampshire state legislature accepted the grant of 80,000 acres of public lands on which to set up a university. It was not until 1866 however, that the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts was incorporated by the state legislature. They started the process of creating the By-laws and the Charter in 1862 and t...