James Robert Inch

James Robert Inch
President of Mount Allison University
In office
1878–1891
Preceded by David Allison
Succeeded by David Allison
Personal details
Born (1835-04-29)29 April 1835
New Jerusalem, New Brunswick
Died 13 October 1912(1912-10-13) (aged 77)
Amherst, Nova Scotia

James Robert Inch (29 April 1835 13 October 1912) was a Canadian educator.

Born in New Jerusalem, New Brunswick (now part of CFB Gagetown), Inch received his first-class teacher’s licence in 1850 from the New Brunswick Normal School in Saint John, New Brunswick. In 1854, he became a teacher at the Wesleyan Academy at Mount Allison in Sackville, New Brunswick. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1864 and a Master of Arts degree in 1869 from Mount Allison Wesleyan College. He was president of Mount Allison University from 1878 to 1891.[1]

References

  1. "James Robert Inch". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
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