Arthur Twining Hadley
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Arthur Twining Hadley was an economist who served as President of Yale University
from 1899 to 1921.
, the son of James Hadley, Professor of Greek at Yale 1851-1872, and his wife née Anne Loring Morris. He graduated from Yale College in 1876, where he was a member of DKE
and Skull and Bones
; and was then appointed a faculty member in political economy from 1879 to 1899. His course in economics became a favorite of undergraduates, and he wrote a classic study of the economics of railroad transportation. He became president of Yale in 1899 — the first president who was not a minister — and guided it through a period of expansion and consolidation.
He married Helen Harrison Morris, daughter of Luzon Buritt Morris, Governor of Connecticut, on June 30, 1891. They had two sons, Morris and Hamilton, and one daughter, Laura.
He was elected a director of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
in 1913. In 1914 he lectured at the University of Oxford
on “Institutions of the United States.” In 1915 he evoked considerable discussion in the United States
by declaring that young men who looked forward to a political career should have private means so as to avoid pecuniary temptations. In 1915 he endorsed college military camps and favoured counting military training for a degree.
After his retirement, he and his wife went on a world cruise, visiting Europe, India, and China. As the ship was approaching Japan, Hadley contracted pneumonia and died on shipboard, and the body was prepared in Japan for return to New Haven and interment in Grove Street Cemetery. When the coffin was opened prior to burial, Hadley was clothed in a yellow Japanese kimono with a samurai sword placed alongside.
Grove Street Cemetery's Egyptian Revival gateway is inscribed The Dead Shall Be Raised, and most Yale presidents since it was built—and Hadley was no exception—have at some point quipped that the dead would most certainly be raised if Yale needs the land. Most are now buried there.
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
from 1899 to 1921.
Biography
He was born in New Haven, ConnecticutNew Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
, the son of James Hadley, Professor of Greek at Yale 1851-1872, and his wife née Anne Loring Morris. He graduated from Yale College in 1876, where he was a member of DKE
Delta Kappa Epsilon
Delta Kappa Epsilon is a fraternity founded at Yale College in 1844 by 15 men of the sophomore class who had not been invited to join the two existing societies...
and Skull and Bones
Skull and Bones
Skull and Bones is an undergraduate senior or secret society at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. It is a traditional peer society to Scroll and Key and Wolf's Head, as the three senior class 'landed societies' at Yale....
; and was then appointed a faculty member in political economy from 1879 to 1899. His course in economics became a favorite of undergraduates, and he wrote a classic study of the economics of railroad transportation. He became president of Yale in 1899 — the first president who was not a minister — and guided it through a period of expansion and consolidation.
He married Helen Harrison Morris, daughter of Luzon Buritt Morris, Governor of Connecticut, on June 30, 1891. They had two sons, Morris and Hamilton, and one daughter, Laura.
He was elected a director of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts...
in 1913. In 1914 he lectured at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
on “Institutions of the United States.” In 1915 he evoked considerable discussion in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
by declaring that young men who looked forward to a political career should have private means so as to avoid pecuniary temptations. In 1915 he endorsed college military camps and favoured counting military training for a degree.
After his retirement, he and his wife went on a world cruise, visiting Europe, India, and China. As the ship was approaching Japan, Hadley contracted pneumonia and died on shipboard, and the body was prepared in Japan for return to New Haven and interment in Grove Street Cemetery. When the coffin was opened prior to burial, Hadley was clothed in a yellow Japanese kimono with a samurai sword placed alongside.
Grove Street Cemetery's Egyptian Revival gateway is inscribed The Dead Shall Be Raised, and most Yale presidents since it was built—and Hadley was no exception—have at some point quipped that the dead would most certainly be raised if Yale needs the land. Most are now buried there.