James DeLong Williamson explained

James D. Williamson
Order:7th
President of Western Reserve University
Term Start:1921
Term End:1923
Predecessor:Charles F. Thwing
Successor:Robert E. Vinson
Birth Date:March 12, 1849
Birth Place:Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Death Place:Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Resting Place:Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Spouse:Edith Day Ely

Rev. James DeLong Williamson (March 12, 1849  - September 17, 1935) was an American minister and the seventh President of Western Reserve University, now Case Western Reserve University.

Williamson married Edith Day Ely on August 4, 1875, and together had four children.[1]

In 1909, he was the founding pastor of the Church of the Covenant.[2]

Williamson served as acting president (1912-1915) and executive vice president (1915-1921, 1924-1927) while as Society for Savings Bank. In between, he was acting president of Western Reserve University, now Case Western Reserve University, from 1921 to 1923.

Williamson remained a trustee of Western Reserve University from 1905 until his death on September 17, 1935. He is buried in Lakeview Cemetery in Cleveland, OH.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Western Reserve Historical Society Publication. 1921.
  2. Web site: Little-known but influential Cleveland family gives $23.5 million to Case Western Reserve University. 29 April 2011.