Justin Rolph Loomis Explained

J. R. Loomis, Ph.D L.L.D
President of Bucknell University
Term Start:	1858
Term End:	1879
Predecessor:	George Ripley Bliss
Successor:	David Jayne Hill
Birth Date:	21 August 1810
Birth Place:	Bennington, New York
Death Place:	Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

Justin Rolph Loomis (August 21, 1810 – June 22, 1898) was the fourth president of Bucknell University from 1858 to 1879.^[1]

Loomis was married three times.^[2] He constructed and lived in a three-story home on South Third Street in Lewisburg, still standing today. He was also instrumental in the construction of the President's Home on the Bucknell campus, and the Baptist Church on South Third Street in Lewisburg. Loomis Field and Loomis Avenue at the university are named in his honor.^[3] He is buried in Lewisburg Cemetery on South Seventh Street in Lewisburg.

External links

• • • The elements of geology adapted to the use of schools and colleges, Justin Rolph Loomis, 1852, Gould and Lincoln (Boston)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Presidents of Bucknell || Office of the President || Bucknell University . Bucknell.edu . March 18, 2010.
2. Web site: President_Loomis.html . Departments.bucknell.edu . February 9, 1911 . March 18, 2010.
3. Book: Catalog – Google Books . December 18, 2008 . March 18, 2010.