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2 unusual facts about Jacob Gould Schurman


140th New York State Legislature

On October 2, the State Senate rejected again the nomination of Perkins; and then confirmed the appointment of John Mitchell, Jacob Gould Schurman and Charles A. Wieting to the Food Control Commission.

William Schurman

His great-grandson Jacob Gould Schurman later became president of Cornell University and an American ambassador.


Philippine Commission

On January 20, 1899, President McKinley appointed the First Philippine Commission (the Schurman Commission), a five-person group headed by Dr. Jacob Schurman, president of Cornell University, to investigate conditions in the islands and make recommendations.


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