James Hulme Canfield
James Hulme Canfield (March 18, 1847 – March 29, 1909), born in Delaware, Ohio, the son of Rev. E. H. and Martha (Hulme) Canfield, was the fourth President of The Ohio State University.
Raised in New York City, Canfield attended Williams College and read law in Jackson, Michigan, before briefly practicing in St. Joseph, Michigan. He was on the faculty of the University of Kansas, teaching broadly in the humanities, until moving to the University of Nebraska, where he was chancellor. In 1895 Canfield returned to Ohio to become President of Ohio State University.
He married Flavia Camp on June 24, 1873;[1] their children included Dorothy Canfield Fisher.[2]
Canfield Hall dormitory is named in his honor.
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| Preceded by | Ohio State University President July 1, 1895 – June 30, 1899 |
Succeeded by William Oxley Thompson |
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