Mary A. Brigham
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| Mary A. Brigham | |
| 8th President of Mount Holyoke College (President Elect) | |
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| Term | 1889 – 1889 |
| Predecessor | Elizabeth Blanchard |
| Successor | Louisa F. Cowles |
| Born | 1829 |
| Died | 1889 |
| Alma mater | Mount Holyoke College (Mount Holyoke Female Seminary) |
| Profession | Professor |
Mary A. Brigham (1829-1889) was an American educator who was the 8th President (President Elect) of Mount Holyoke College in 1889. After a teaching for a few years, "she was elected President of Mount Holyoke Seminary and College in 1889, but died in a railway accident before she could take up her appointment. In 1897 a dormitory, Brigham Hall, was dedicated to her by the New York Alumnae Club, of which she had been President in her lifetime."[1]
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| Preceded by Elizabeth Blanchard |
President of Mount Holyoke College (President Elect) 1889-1889 |
Succeeded by Louisa F. Cowles |
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