Prince Lucien Campbell
| Prince Lucien Campbell | |
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Portrait of President Campbell from Oregana, 1922 yearbook of University of Oregon
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| Born | October 6, 1861 Newmarket, Missouri |
| Died | August 24, 1925 (aged 63) Eugene, Oregon |
| Occupation | University administrator |
| Title | President |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Harvard College |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Classics |
Prince Lucien Campbell (1861–1925) was an American academic who served as the fourth president of the University of Oregon from 1902–1925. He had been president of the Oregon State Normal School in Monmouth, Oregon, a precursor of Western Oregon University, from 1890–1902. He was educated at Christian College in Monmouth, and at Harvard College, graduating in 1886. As president of the University of Oregon, he led expansion of financial and physical resources, increased student enrollment, and developed the university's curricular offerings by establishing multiple new departments and programs.
Prince Lucien Campbell was born Oct. 6, 1861, in Newmarket, Missouri, of Scottish ancestry. He was the son of Thomas Franklin Campbell and Jane Eliza Campbell. His father Rev. Campbell was a minister of the Christian Church in Oregon and California, and from 1870–1879 was president of Christian College in Monmouth, Oregon. Prince Lucien Campbell enrolled there, and at age 18 had graduated from Christian College. He taught school for three years before entering Harvard as a sophomore. After his junior year he worked as a reporter for 14 months at the Kansas City Star. He returned to Harvard, earning an A. B. degree in 1886.
In 1887 Campbell married Eugenia Zieber, who died in 1891. They had two children, Herbert Morris, who died in infancy, and Lucia Eugenia. In 1908 Campbell married Susan A. Campbell, eponym of UO's Susan Campbell Hall. Susan's son Walter Church was among the first graduates in 1917 of UO's School of Architecture and Allied Arts, and supervisor of the construction of the capitol building in Salem.
After graduating from Harvard, Prince Lucien Campbell returned to Monmouth in 1886. He became a professor of classics for three years at the former Christian College, which in 1882 had been designated by the Oregon Legislative Assembly as Oregon State Normal School (OSNS).
Campbell was an organizer and director of Polk County Bank in Monmouth. In 1890 he became the bank's vice president and manager.
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