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Richard Henry Jesse (May 1, 1853 – January 21, 1921) was an American educator and the eighth president of the
University of Missouri The University of Missouri (Mizzou, MU, or Missouri) is a public land-grant research university in Columbia, Missouri. It is Missouri's largest university and the flagship of the four-campus University of Missouri System. MU was founded ...
in Columbia, Missouri. He was born in
Lancaster County, Virginia Lancaster County is a county located on the Northern Neck in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population sits at 10,919. Its county seat is Lancaster. Located on the Northern Neck near the mouth of the Rappahannock R ...
1853 and attended the
University of Virginia The University of Virginia (UVA) is a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. Founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson, the university is ranked among the top academic institutions in the United States, with College admission ...
.SHSMO-Columbia--Jesse, Richard Henry (1853-1921), Papers, 1871-1932 (C3806)--INVENTORY
at shs.umsystem.edu He went on to teach at the University of Louisiana and Tulane University before assuming the presidency 1891. He retired in 1908.
Jesse Hall Jesse Hall is the main administration building for the University of Missouri. Its dome has towered 180 feet above the south end of David R. Francis Quadrangle since its completion in 1895. In the lawn in front of Jesse Hall are The Columns, all t ...
on the David R. Francis Quadrangle is named in honor of him and was initiated as an Honorary member of the
Acacia Fraternity Acacia Fraternity, Inc. is a social fraternity founded in 1904 at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The fraternity has 27 active chapters and 3  associate chapters throughout Canada and the United States. The fraternit ...
. He is buried in Columbia at the Columbia Cemetery.


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Image:JesseMissouri.gif, Jesse as President of the
University of Missouri The University of Missouri (Mizzou, MU, or Missouri) is a public land-grant research university in Columbia, Missouri. It is Missouri's largest university and the flagship of the four-campus University of Missouri System. MU was founded ...
File:Jesse marker at Mizzou (north side).jpg, Marker in memory of Jesse on Francis Quadrangle (north side) File:Jesse marker at mizzou (east side).jpg, Marker in memory of Jesse on Francis Quadrangle (east side)


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*Richard Henry Jesse: President of the University of Missouri, 1891-1908 Columbia, Mo.,
University of Missouri Press The University of Missouri Press is a university press operated by the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri and London, England; it was founded in 1958 primarily through the efforts of English professor William Peden. Many publication ...
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jesse, Richard Henry Leaders of the University of Missouri People from Columbia, Missouri University of Virginia alumni 1853 births 1921 deaths People from Lancaster County, Virginia Tulane University faculty Burials at Columbia Cemetery (Columbia, Missouri)