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Ralph Cooper Hutchison
Ralph Cooper Hutchison (February 27, 1898 – March 15, 1966) was president of Washington & Jefferson College and Lafayette College.
Personal.
Hutchison was born in Colorado on February 27, 1898. He attended Lafayette College, graduating in 1918. He served in the United States Naval Aviation Corps from May to November 1918. In 1919, following his service, Hutchison earned a master's degree from Harvard University. He attended Princeton Theological Seminary and was ordained as a preacher in the Presbyterian Church
death of his only son, Lieut. Edward David Baker, an aviator who was shot down in France in 1918. The trustees accepted his resignation on May 13, 1931.
Washington & Jefferson College Depression and World War II.
Following the resignation of Baker, Ralph Cooper Hutchison was unanimously elected the seventh president of Washington & Jefferson College on November 13, 1931; he was inaugurated on April 2, 1932, making him at 34 years old one of the youngest college presidents in the county. Following the contentious tenure