Charles Howard McIlwain
| Charles Howard McIlwain | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 15, 1871 Saltsburg, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | June 1, 1968 (aged 97) |
| Awards | Pulitzer Prize for History (1924) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Princeton University Harvard University |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Institutions |
Miami University Princeton University Bowdoin College Harvard University University of Oxford |
Charles Howard McIlwain (March 15, 1871 – June 1, 1968) was an American historian and political scientist who won the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1924. He was educated at Princeton University and Harvard University and taught at both institutions, as well as the University of Oxford, Miami University, and Bowdoin College. Though he trained as a lawyer, his career was mostly academic, devoted to constitutional history. He was a member of several learned societies and served as President of the American Historical Association in 1935–36.
McIlwain was born March 15, 1871, in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania. In 1894 Princeton University awarded him a bachelor's degree. He then moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he served as a clerk within a law firm while studying the law. In 1897 he was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in Allegheny County.
Though McIlwain remained interested in law through his life, he quickly abandoned his legal career. In 1898 he received a master's degree from Princeton University, and began teaching Latin and history and coaching track and field at the Kiski School in Saltsburg. He left in 1901 to pursue a master's degree at Harvard University. After obtaining the degree in 1903 he began teaching history at Miami University.
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