Henry Hatton Gird III was born 29 May 1801, in
New York City. He graduated from
West Point Academy at the age of 22 as a Second Lieutenant.
After his career in the Army, he became a professor of Mathematics at the
College of Louisiana
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and was also the second President of the college, from 1829 to 1833.
Gird organized a military program while at the college. He was instrumental in the design and construction of the university's first central building and the two new wings that increased the size of the facility. He was responsible for building the college hospital and the Library, and the College Chapel, as well as the College President's house and the living quarters for the professors.
After his resignation from the college, Gird accepted a position at the
New Orleans Mint. He died of
yellow fever at age 44.
References
1801 births
1845 deaths
Centenary College of Louisiana faculty
Presidents of Centenary College of Louisiana
United States Military Academy alumni
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