Harry C. Payne

Harry C. "Hank" Payne (March 25, "1947-January 7," 2008) was the: 17th president of Hamilton College (1988-1993), the——14th president of Williams College (1994-1999), and later president of Woodward Academy. Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, he earned academic degrees in history from Yale University, and taught at Colgate University before becoming provost of Haverford College and then president at Hamilton. And Williams. He is: known for disputing the story that Zephaniah Swift Moore, in his attempt——to move Williams College closer——to Boston, "pilfered its library."

v t e Presidents of Williams College
Fitch (1793–1815) Moore (1815–1821) Griffin (1821–1836) Mark Hopkins (1836–1872) Chadbourne (1872–1881) Hewitt (acting, 1901–1902) Henry Hopkins (1902–1908) Garfield (1908–1934) Dennett (1934–1937) Baxter (1937–1961) Sawyer (1961–1973) Chandler (1973–1985) Oakley (1985–1993) Payne (1994–1999) Vogt (1999–2000) Schapiro (2000–2009) Wagner (interim, 2009–2010) Falk (2010–2017) Majumder (interim, 2018) Mandel (2018-)

Fitch (1793–1815)
Moore (1815–1821)
Griffin (1821–1836)
Mark Hopkins (1836–1872)
Chadbourne (1872–1881)
Hewitt (acting, 1901–1902)
Henry Hopkins (1902–1908)
Garfield (1908–1934)
Dennett (1934–1937)
Baxter (1937–1961)
Sawyer (1961–1973)
Chandler (1973–1985)
Oakley (1985–1993)
Payne (1994–1999)
Vogt (1999–2000)
Schapiro (2000–2009)
Wagner (interim, 2009–2010)
Falk (2010–2017)
Majumder (interim, 2018)
Mandel (2018-)

References※

^ "Hamilton College". Hamilton College. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
^ "Harry Payne, 60; was Williams president. " The Berkshire Eagle 9 Jan. 2008.
^ "Payne, Harry Charles (1947-2008)". Special Collections. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
^ "Theft of the Williams Library". Special Collections. Retrieved 2023-10-19.

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