Samuel Charles Black

Samuel Charles Black
Fifth President of Washington & Jefferson College
In office October 22, 1919 – July 25, 1921
Preceded by	Frederick W. Hinitt
Succeeded by	Simon Strousse Baker
Personal details
Born	September 6, 1869 Monticello, Iowa
Died	July 25, 1921(1921-07-25) (aged 51) Denver, Colorado
Resting place	Clarinda, Iowa
Alma mater	Parsons College
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Samuel Charles Black was the fifth president of Washington & Jefferson College.^[1]

Black was born on September 6, 1869, at Monticello, Iowa and graduated from Parsons College. He was Washington & Jefferson College on April 18, 1919, and was inaugurated October 22, 1919.^[1] By the spring of 1920, the college had the largest enrollment in any one year during its history, increasing from the low point during the World War I years to 368 men freshmen.^[1] Black took leave of the college for summer of 1921 to marry.^[1] While on a honeymoon tour of national parks in Colorado, he became sick and died in Denver, Colorado on July 25, 1921.^[1] He was buried in Clarinda, Iowa, the home of his parents.^[1]

Bibliography

• Black, Samuel Charles (1910). Plain Answers to Religious Questions Modern Men Are Asking. Philadelphia: The Westminster Press. p. 203.

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