Roland G. Usher (3 May 1880, Lynn, Massachusetts - 21 March 1957, St. Louis, Missouri was a professor of history active in the twentieth century. He had gained his doctorate and been appointed Instructor in History at Washington University by 1910.[1] By 1915, Usher was appointed Professor of History at Washington University.[2]
Roland was named after his grandfather Roland G. Usher. His father was Edward Preston Usher and his mother, Adela Louise Payson. On 9 June 1910, he married Florence Wyman Richardson, with whom he had at least four children.[3] Roland G. Usher, Junior was one of these sons, who was also a historian.[4]
Selected publications
- 1905 The Presbyterian movement in the reign of Queen Elizabeth as illustrated by the Minute book of the Dedham classis, 1582-1589
- 1913 Pan-Germanism
- 1914 Pan-Germanism, from its inception to the outbreak of the war, a critical study
- 1943 The Civil Administration of the British Navy During the American Revolution
In addition to his academic publications he also contributed to The Atlantic[5]
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References
- ↑ Meyer, A. O. (1911). "The Reconstruction of the English Church. by Roland G. Usher, Ph.D., Instructor in History, Washington University. In two volumes. (New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1910. Pp. ix, 423; vi, 426.)". The American Historical Review. 16 (4): 808–810. doi:10.1086/ahr/16.4.808.
- ↑ Usher, Roland G. (Roland Greene) (1916). The challenge of the future; a study in American foreign policy. Boston, New York, Houghton Mifflin company.
- ↑ "Roland Greene Usher". ancestors.familysearch.org. Intellectual Reserve, Inc.
- ↑ "Roland Usher Obituary (2007) - Indianapolis, IN - The Indianapolis Star". Legacy.com. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ↑ "Roland G. Usher". The Atlantic. The Atlantic Monthly Group. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
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