Harvey W Everest (1831–1900)

Harvey W. Everest, born in Essex County, New York, attended Hiram College and then Oberlin College, graduating in 1861. He returned to Hiram College as president, succeeding the future U.S. President James A. Garfield, who had gone into military service. He was later president of Eureka College, Butler University, and Southern Illinois University. He ended his career as the chair of the philosophy department at Drake University.