Reverend R. L. Harford D.D. ,
was a Methodist Episcopal minister.
He was the ninth President of Baker University which is a private, residential, university located in Baldwin City, Kansas. Founded in 1858, it is the oldest university in Kansas and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church.
Baker University was named for Osmon Cleander Baker, a Methodist Episcopal biblical scholar and bishop. The school was the first university in Kansas and funds were raised by local donations and donors from the East. Baker's first president, Rev. Werter Renick Davis, a minister and Civil War officer from Circleville, Ohio and served from 1858 to 1862.
Rev. R. L. Harford served as ninth President from 1871 to 1873.
In 1872 he received his D.D. from his Alma Mater, Washington College, Pennsylvania.
Previous to serving as President of Baker University, Rev. Harford was the second President of Blue Mont Central College which was a private, Methodist institute of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas. The college was incorporated in February 1858, and was the forerunner of Kansas State University.
Married to Mary Eliza Perrin
on March 31, 1873.
Their children were,
Horace Harford
Born 1 Aug 1874 CO
Died 22 Oct 1955 San Francisco County, CA
Ethel Florence (Harford) Dean
Born 25 Mar 1881
Died 18 Jul 1941 Sonoma County, CA
Rev Harford was married July 4, 1864 in Riley County, Kansas to Mary Lyman, who died in 1871. They had three children.
Mary Harford born KS
Lyman Harford
Born 10 Jan 1869 KS
Died 17 Oct 1951 Los Angeles County, CA
was a Methodist Episcopal minister.
He was the ninth President of Baker University which is a private, residential, university located in Baldwin City, Kansas. Founded in 1858, it is the oldest university in Kansas and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church.
Baker University was named for Osmon Cleander Baker, a Methodist Episcopal biblical scholar and bishop. The school was the first university in Kansas and funds were raised by local donations and donors from the East. Baker's first president, Rev. Werter Renick Davis, a minister and Civil War officer from Circleville, Ohio and served from 1858 to 1862.
Rev. R. L. Harford served as ninth President from 1871 to 1873.
In 1872 he received his D.D. from his Alma Mater, Washington College, Pennsylvania.
Previous to serving as President of Baker University, Rev. Harford was the second President of Blue Mont Central College which was a private, Methodist institute of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas. The college was incorporated in February 1858, and was the forerunner of Kansas State University.
Married to Mary Eliza Perrin
on March 31, 1873.
Their children were,
Horace Harford
Born 1 Aug 1874 CO
Died 22 Oct 1955 San Francisco County, CA
Ethel Florence (Harford) Dean
Born 25 Mar 1881
Died 18 Jul 1941 Sonoma County, CA
Rev Harford was married July 4, 1864 in Riley County, Kansas to Mary Lyman, who died in 1871. They had three children.
Mary Harford born KS
Lyman Harford
Born 10 Jan 1869 KS
Died 17 Oct 1951 Los Angeles County, CA
Reverend R. L. Harford D.D. ,
was a Methodist Episcopal minister.
He was the ninth President of Baker University which is a private, residential, university located in Baldwin City, Kansas. Founded in 1858, it is the oldest university in Kansas and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church.
Baker University was named for Osmon Cleander Baker, a Methodist Episcopal biblical scholar and bishop. The school was the first university in Kansas and funds were raised by local donations and donors from the East. Baker's first president, Rev. Werter Renick Davis, a minister and Civil War officer from Circleville, Ohio and served from 1858 to 1862.
Rev. R. L. Harford served as ninth President from 1871 to 1873.
In 1872 he received his D.D. from his Alma Mater, Washington College, Pennsylvania.
Previous to serving as President of Baker University, Rev. Harford was the second President of Blue Mont Central College which was a private, Methodist institute of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas. The college was incorporated in February 1858, and was the forerunner of Kansas State University.
Married to Mary Eliza Perrin
on March 31, 1873.
Their children were,
Horace Harford
Born 1 Aug 1874 CO
Died 22 Oct 1955 San Francisco County, CA
Ethel Florence (Harford) Dean
Born 25 Mar 1881
Died 18 Jul 1941 Sonoma County, CA
Rev Harford was married July 4, 1864 in Riley County, Kansas to Mary Lyman, who died in 1871. They had three children.
Mary Harford born KS
Lyman Harford
Born 10 Jan 1869 KS
Died 17 Oct 1951 Los Angeles County, CA
was a Methodist Episcopal minister.
He was the ninth President of Baker University which is a private, residential, university located in Baldwin City, Kansas. Founded in 1858, it is the oldest university in Kansas and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church.
Baker University was named for Osmon Cleander Baker, a Methodist Episcopal biblical scholar and bishop. The school was the first university in Kansas and funds were raised by local donations and donors from the East. Baker's first president, Rev. Werter Renick Davis, a minister and Civil War officer from Circleville, Ohio and served from 1858 to 1862.
Rev. R. L. Harford served as ninth President from 1871 to 1873.
In 1872 he received his D.D. from his Alma Mater, Washington College, Pennsylvania.
Previous to serving as President of Baker University, Rev. Harford was the second President of Blue Mont Central College which was a private, Methodist institute of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas. The college was incorporated in February 1858, and was the forerunner of Kansas State University.
Married to Mary Eliza Perrin
on March 31, 1873.
Their children were,
Horace Harford
Born 1 Aug 1874 CO
Died 22 Oct 1955 San Francisco County, CA
Ethel Florence (Harford) Dean
Born 25 Mar 1881
Died 18 Jul 1941 Sonoma County, CA
Rev Harford was married July 4, 1864 in Riley County, Kansas to Mary Lyman, who died in 1871. They had three children.
Mary Harford born KS
Lyman Harford
Born 10 Jan 1869 KS
Died 17 Oct 1951 Los Angeles County, CA
Gravesite Details
Buried with his wife and his mother in law according to the Sonoma County Cemetery Book.
Family Members
Siblings
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