Lynn Harold Hough (1877–1971) was an American

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clergyman, theologian, and academic administrator. He served as the president of

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from 1919 to 1920.

Early life and education

Lynn H. Hough was born on September 10, 1877, in

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. He earned a bachelor's degree from

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in 1898 and

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in 1905, followed by a doctorate from

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in 1918.

Career

Hough began his career as a Methodist clergyman in the Northeast in 1898, up until 1914. Hough taught at his alma mater, Garrett Biblical Institute, from 1914 to 1919. He succeeded Thomas Holgate as the president of

from 1919 to 1920. During his tenure, he approved a new

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degree program in the School of Commerce (now known as the

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) and he began a $25-million fundraising campaign to expand the campus. Hough was a professor at his alma mater's Drew Theological Seminary from 1930 to 1934, and its dean from 1934 to 1947. He authored several books about Christianity. * The Significance Of The Protestant Reformation (Abdingdon Press, 1918)

Personal life and death

In 1936, Hough married Blanche Horton; she predeceased him in 1970. He resided at 1165

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on the island of

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Early life and education

Career

Personal life and death

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