Richard Davenport Harlan

Richard D. Harlan

Richard D. Harlan, son of Malvina Shanklin and John Marshall Harlan Richard Davenport Harlan #7396, one of six children born to Malvina and John Marshall Harlan, was born November 14, 1859, in Evansville, Indiana. He graduated from Princeton (1881) and from Princeton Theological Seminary (1885).

He was ordained a Presbyterian minister in 1886 and served the First Presbyterian Church of New York City until 1890. He served as minister of Third Presbyterian Church in Rochester, N. Y. from 1894-1901. He became president of Lake Forest College near Chicago from 1901-1906.

From 1907-1910, he was in charge of the "George Washington University" movement which was to carry out the spirit of Washington's last will and testament through the development of a university at the nation's capital.

Richard married Augusta M. Swift in 1889. His death occurred on January 25, 1931.

More information about Richard D. Harlan is found on the link: http://www.lfc.edu/academics/history/hall/Harlan.html