Henry Ephraim Robins

Henry Ephraim Robins (1827–1917) was the eighth President of Colby College, Maine, United States, from 1873–1882.

Henry Ephraim Robins
8th President of Colby College
In office
1873–1882
Preceded byJames Tift Champlin
Succeeded byGeorge Dana Boardman Pepper
Personal details
Born(1827-09-30)September 30, 1827
Hartford, Connecticut
DiedApril 23, 1917(1917-04-23) (aged 89)
Greenfield, Massachusetts
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Early life

Henry Ephraim Robins was born in Hartford, Connecticut on September 30, 1827.[1] He pursued studies at the Suffield Literary Institute and the Fairmount Theological Seminary in Kentucky.[2][3]

He died at his daughter's home in Greenfield, Massachusetts on April 23, 1917.[4]

References
  1. The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. XVII. James T. White & Company. 1920. pp. 356–357. Retrieved January 3, 2021 – via Google Books.
  2. Cathcart, William (April 1, 2001). The Baptist Encyclopedia -. The Baptist Standard Bearer, Inc. ISBN 9781579789114.
  3. Whittemore, Edwin Carey. "Colby College 1820-1925: An Account of Its Beginnings, Progress and Se". digitalcommons.colby.edu. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  4. "Dr. Henry E. Robins Dies". Democrat and Chronicle. April 24, 1917. p. 16. Retrieved January 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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