Howard Brower
2nd President of Hofstra University
In office
1942 (1942)  August 31, 1944 (1944-08-31)
Preceded byTruesdel Peck Calkins
Succeeded byJohn Cranford Adams
Personal details
Born(1884-03-12)March 12, 1884
Hempstead, New York
DiedMarch 4, 1968(1968-03-04) (aged 83)
Palm Beach, Florida[1]
Children2

Howard Stanley Brower (March 12, 1884  March 4, 1968) was the second President of Hofstra University after the death of Truesdel Peck Calkins. Brower was co-executor of the estate of the Hofstra's, which led to the creation of the University.[2] Although Brower had served as president of Hofstra he had never attended college himself.

Brower also served as Mayor of Hempstead, and President of numerous companies including Nassau Lumber Company, Brower Lumber Company, and the Reserve Supply Corporation of Nassau. He also founded the Rotary Club of Hempstead and the West Hempstead National Bank.

References

  1. "HOWARD BROWER, HOFSTRA FOUNDER: Ex-Acting President Dies-- Led Lumber Company". The New York Times. 1968-03-06.
  2. "CHASE DEDICATES NEW UNIT OF N.Y.U.: Points to Opportunities for Pioneering at the Nassau College-Hofstra Memorial. MODERN STANDARDS CITED Liberal Education Held to Be No Longer Experiment -- Deeds for Institution Presented". The New York Times. 1935-10-12. ProQuest 101323900.


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