Charles Phelps Norton (March 15, 1858 – July 11, 1923) was chancellor of the University of Buffalo from 1909 to 1920.[1] He was also a founder of the University of Buffalo Law School,[2] now known as the State University of New York at Buffalo.
Charles Phelps Norton | |
|---|---|
| 6th Chancellor of the University of Buffalo | |
| In office 1874–1884 | |
| Preceded by | Wilson S. Bissell |
| Succeeded by | Samuel P. Capen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 15, 1858 Buffalo, New York |
| Died | July 11, 1923 (aged 65) Baltimore, Maryland |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
Biography
editNorton was born in Buffalo, New York in 1858 and was the son of Charles Davis Norton and Jeannette Phelps; whose grandmother Elizabeth "Betsy" Law (née Sherman) Phelps was the granddaughter of American founding father Roger Sherman.[3] His brother, Porter Norton, was a lawyer who married Jennie H. Watson (daughter of Stephen Van Rensselaer Watson).[4]
He went to Harvard University, where he was a classmate and friend of former President Theodore Roosevelt, in the class of 1880. Norton studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1885.
Death and legacy
editNorton died July 11, 1923, at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.[5] He left his entire estate to the university, on the condition that within three years of the probate of the will, all principal and interest would be applied to the erection of a building known as Norton Hall to be used as a meeting place for student activities. He also endowed the Norton Medal, University at Buffalo's highest honor.[6]
Publications
editReferences
edit- ^ University of Buffalo website, Lewis G. Harriman Hall
- ^ University of Buffalo website, Norton Hall
- ^ "The Late Charles D. Norton". The Buffalo Commercial. 12 April 1867. p. 2. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "PORTER NORTON, WIDELY-KNOWN LAWYER, IS DEAD". The Buffalo Times. 2 February 1918. p. 1. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "CHAS. P. NORTON EX-CHANCELLOR OF U. OF B., DIES". The Buffalo News. 12 July 1923. p. 1. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "Campus Life at UB Owes Much to Charles Norton.," Buffalo Courier-Express - December 4, 1955.
- ^ Thrift Books website, Frank Hollister
- ^ Amazon website, Charles Phelps Norton
- ^ Google Books, Handbook of the Law of Bills and Notes