Lemuel Herbert Murlin

Lemuel Herbert Murlin
Murlin in 1917
President of Depauw University
In office 1924–1928
Preceded by	George Richmond Grose
Succeeded by	Garfield Bromley Oxnam
President of Boston University
In office 1911–1924
Preceded by	William Edwards Huntington
Succeeded by	Daniel Lash Marsh
President of Baker University
In office 1893–1911
Personal details
Born	November 16, 1861 Neptune, Ohio
Died	June 20, 1935 (aged 73) Wayland, Michigan

Lemuel Herbert Murlin (November 16, 1861 - June 20, 1935), was the third president of Boston University.

Biography

He was born on November 16, 1861, in Neptune, Ohio to Orlando Murlin and Esther Hankins.^[1]

He became president of Baker University in Kansas in 1893. He was named the third president of Boston University in 1911.^[2]

In 1924 he became the president of DePauw University and served until 1928 when he retired due to ill health, and was replaced by Garfield Bromley Oxnam.^[3]

He died on June 20, 1935 in Wayland, Michigan, predeceasing by four years his wife, whom he had married in 1893.^[4]

References

1. Portrait and Biographical Record of Leavenworth, Douglas and Franklin Counties, Kansas: Containing Portraits, Biographies and Genealogies of Well Known Citizens of the Past and Present. Chapman publishing Company. 1899. p. 199.
2. "Boston University has new president". New York Times. October 20, 1911. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
3. "Prof. Murlin to Head Depauw". New York Times. September 7, 1924. Retrieved June 8, 2015. (subscription required (help)).
4. "Mrs. Lemuel Murlin, Widow of Educator". New York Times. September 30, 1939. Retrieved November 11, 2015. (subscription required (help)).

External links

• Lemuel Herbert Murlin at Depauw University
• Lemuel Herbert Murlin at Find a Grave