John Hanson Twombly was a Methodist minister and the fourth president of the University of Wisconsin. He was known as an advocate for co-education and women's education, which led to tensions with the university regents and, ultimately, his ouster.
Early life and career
John Hanson Twombly was born on July 19, 1814, in Rochester, New Hampshire. Twombly married Betsy Dow, the daughter of a Vermont minister, on November 26, 1844. He worked at Massachusetts churches and became an overseer at Harvard College from 1855 to 1867. He also worked as the New England Education Society secretary from 1857 to 1871, the American Institute director from 1868 to 1870, and Charlestown, Massachusetts, public schools superintendent from 1866 to 1870. == Madison ==
Madison
Twombly was elected to the University of Wisconsin–Madison presidency by the UW regents on June 30, 1871, for a September start. Twombly resigned on January 21, 1874 == See also ==