Clifton Daggett Gray
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Clifton Daggett Gray was the third president of Bates College
in Lewiston, Maine
and a Baptist theologian.
Gray was born in 1875 in Massachusetts, graduating from Harvard University
in 1897 and then receiving a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago
. Gray then served as a Free Baptist pastor and editor of The Standard
, a Baptist periodical. In 1920 Gray became president of Bates College
, a school that was historically affiliated with the Free Will Baptists. As president, Gray greatly expanded the College's endowment and was active in the Bates debate program. He helped to organize the first intercontinental debate when Bates debated Oxford University in 1921. During World War II, Gray was instrumental in bringing a V-12
Navy unit to train officers at the College. Gray served as president of Bates until 1944, when he retired. The Gray Athletic Building (Gray Cage) at Bates was named after Gray.
Gray died on February 21, 1948.
Bates College
Bates College is a highly selective, private liberal arts college located in Lewiston, Maine, in the United States. and was most recently ranked 21st in the nation in the 2011 US News Best Liberal Arts Colleges rankings. The college was founded in 1855 by abolitionists...
in Lewiston, Maine
Lewiston, Maine
Lewiston is a city in Androscoggin County in Maine, and the second-largest city in the state. The population was 41,592 at the 2010 census. It is one of two principal cities of and included within the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine...
and a Baptist theologian.
Gray was born in 1875 in Massachusetts, graduating from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1897 and then receiving a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
. Gray then served as a Free Baptist pastor and editor of The Standard
The Standard
The Standard is an English free newspaper of Hong Kong with a daily circulation of 231,018. It was called the Hong Kong Standard and changed to HKiMail during the Internet boom, but it changed back to The Standard in 2001....
, a Baptist periodical. In 1920 Gray became president of Bates College
Bates College
Bates College is a highly selective, private liberal arts college located in Lewiston, Maine, in the United States. and was most recently ranked 21st in the nation in the 2011 US News Best Liberal Arts Colleges rankings. The college was founded in 1855 by abolitionists...
, a school that was historically affiliated with the Free Will Baptists. As president, Gray greatly expanded the College's endowment and was active in the Bates debate program. He helped to organize the first intercontinental debate when Bates debated Oxford University in 1921. During World War II, Gray was instrumental in bringing a V-12
V-12 Navy College Training Program
The V-12 Navy College Training Program was designed to supplement the force of commissioned officers in the United States Navy during World War II...
Navy unit to train officers at the College. Gray served as president of Bates until 1944, when he retired. The Gray Athletic Building (Gray Cage) at Bates was named after Gray.
Gray died on February 21, 1948.