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Myles Cooper
Myles Cooper 1737?–1785, 2d president of King's College (now Columbia Univ.), b. England, educated at Oxford. He was ordained a priest in 1761 and went to King's College (1762) as professor of moral philosophy and assistant to the president. In 1763 he was made president, succeeding Samuel Johnson. Although his early administration was marked by the founding of a grammar school, a medical school, and a hospital, with changes in the curriculum and great increase in prestige, the college experienced hardships during the American Revolution. Cooper was an active and vocal Loyalist, and in 1775 he was forced to flee before the patriots' hatred to a British warship in New York harbor. He returned to Oxford and lived out his life in England. |
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"Myles Cooper." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Myles Cooper." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-CooperM.html "Myles Cooper." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-CooperM.html |
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Cooper, Myles
Cooper, Myles (1735–85), English‐born Anglican clergyman, came to American (1762), where he was president of King's College (1763–75). His Loyalist writings include The American Querist (1774) and A Friendly Address to All Reasonable Americans (1774), which urged moderation on the part of the patriots, and became a favorite target for rebel replies. He fled to England (1775).
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James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Cooper, Myles." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Cooper, Myles." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-CooperMyles.html James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Cooper, Myles." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-CooperMyles.html |
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