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180:, Scott graduated from Jefferson College in 1827 and worked as a Presbyterian minister. He was elected president of Washington College on November 10, 1852 and was inaugurated in 1853. He earned a salary of $ 1000 per year and received a raise to $ 1500 per year in 1859. In 1860, he was elected president of the
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188:. Scott retired from the presidency in August 1865, ostensibly to smooth the merger between Washington College and Jefferrson College. He continued his career in academia by teaching at
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Note: from 1920 to 1970, the president of
College Park campus was also the leader of each of the other campuses in the University of Maryland system
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Biographical and
Historical Catalogue of Washington and Jefferson College
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Chancellors and
Presidents of the University of Maryland, College Park
292:. Cincinnati, Ohio: Elm Street Printing Company. 1889. p. 48.
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President of
Washington & Jefferson College (1807-1879)
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Presidents of the
University of Maryland, College Park
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242:. Washington & Jefferson College. 2003-09-04.
169:before its merger with Jefferson College to form
1125:Presidents of Washington & Jefferson College
207:President of Washington & Jefferson College
1110:Religious leaders from Wheeling, West Virginia
353:President of the Maryland Agricultural College
258:University of Maryland Presidents 1859–present
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236:"John W. Scott (1852-Union of the Colleges)"
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1130:Washington & Jefferson College alumni
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1058:# denotes acting president or chancellor
260:. University of Maryland. Archived from
240:U. Grant Miller Library Digital Archives
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19:For other people named John Scott, see
1105:Educators from Wheeling, West Virginia
1060:– † denotes elected but never served
7:
1095:19th-century Presbyterian ministers
616:Washington & Jefferson College
409:Washington & Jefferson College
254:"Former President John Work Scott"
202:Washington & Jefferson College
171:Washington & Jefferson College
14:
330:1852–Union of the Colleges
1135:West Virginia University faculty
1115:Presbyterians from West Virginia
825:Nicholas Worthington (1864–1867)
1100:American Presbyterian ministers
1090:19th-century American educators
140:Educator and Ordained Minister
1:
887:Richard Silvester (1892–1912)
508:Robert Jefferson Breckinridge
424:Founding and early leadership
182:Maryland Agricultural College
1140:19th-century American clergy
831:George Washington Custis Lee
597:(1852–Union of the Colleges)
528:(1862–Union of the Colleges)
905:Albert F. Woods (1917–1926)
892:Thomas Spence # (1912–1913)
869:Augustine Smith (1883–1887)
854:Samuel Register (1869–1873)
820:Henry Onderdonk (1861–1864)
21:John Scott (disambiguation)
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864:William Parker (1875–1882)
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874:Allen Dodge # (1887–1888)
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859:Samuel Jones (1873–1875)
800:Charles Benedict Calvert
346:Charles Benedict Calvert
190:West Virginia University
694:Boyd Crumrine Patterson
688:James Herbert Case, Jr.
682:Ralph Cooper Hutchinson
178:Wheeling, West Virginia
514:Alexander Blaine Brown
49:Sixth President of
986:John Brooks Slaughter
700:Howard Jerome Burnett
676:Simon Strousse Baker
670:Samuel Charles Black
666:(Pro Tem. 1918–1919)
591:(Pro Tem. 1852–1853)
1013:Gregory L. Geoffroy
935:Wilson Homer Elkins
880:Henry Elijah Alvord
664:William E. Slemmons
658:Frederick W. Hinitt
526:David Hunter Riddle
1021:C. Daniel Mote Jr.
911:Raymond A. Pearson
898:Harry J. Patterson
792:Benjamin Hallowell
547:Washington College
326:Washington College
284:"Scott, John Work"
186:American Civil War
167:Washington College
52:Washington College
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1029:Nariman Farvardin
970:Robert Gluckstern
954:Charles E. Bishop
847:Franklin Buchanan
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718:Tori Haring-Smith
712:G. Andrew Rembert
706:Brian C. Mitchell
640:James I. Brownson
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589:James I. Brownson
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314:James I. Brownson
306:Academic offices
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446:Joseph Smith
441:Thaddeus Dod
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266:. Retrieved
262:the original
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176:A native of
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82:Succeeded by
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1085:1879 deaths
1080:1807 births
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1037:Wallace Loh
1023:(1998–2010)
1007:(1989–1998)
988:(1982–1988)
972:(1975–1982)
956:(1970–1974)
946:Chancellors
937:(1954–1970)
921:(1935–1954)
913:(1926–1935)
900:(1913–1917)
882:(1888–1892)
849:(1868–1869)
841:(1867–1868)
720:(2005–2017)
708:(1998–2004)
702:(1971–1998)
696:(1950–1970)
690:(1946–1950)
684:(1931–1945)
678:(1922–1931)
672:(1919–1921)
660:(1915–1918)
654:(1881–1915)
648:(1870–1881)
630:(1866–1869)
585:(1850–1852)
583:James Clark
579:(1831–1849)
573:(1830–1831)
567:(1817–1828)
561:(1806–1817)
522:(1857–1862)
516:(1847–1856)
510:(1845–1847)
504:(1822–1845)
498:(1817–1822)
492:(1812–1816)
486:(1803–1811)
480:(1802–1802)
478:John Watson
75:James Clark
70:Preceded by
1074:Categories
997:Presidents
784:Presidents
403:Presidents
213:References
137:Profession
126:Alma mater
116:1879-07-25
322:President
316:(Interim)
163:president
64:1853–1865
60:In office
1047:(2020– )
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980:# (1982)
929:# (1954)
833:† (1866)
810:† (1860)
196:See also
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794:(1859)
726:(2017-
145:Salary
357:1860
268:6 May
919:Byrd
270:2012
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105:1807
102:Born
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