# Harrison Randolph

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**Harrison Randolph** (December 8, 1871[1] – 1954[2]) was the 13th President and professor of mathematics at the [College of Charleston](/source/College_of_Charleston) from 1897 to 1945.

Randolph was born in [New Orleans, Louisiana](/source/New_Orleans,_Louisiana) to John Feild Randolph and Virginia Dashiell Randolph, née Bayard. He was a [lineal descendant](/source/Lineal_descendant) of [Edward Randolph](/source/Edward_Randolph) of the [Bremo Plantation](/source/Bremo_Historic_District), who was his great-great-great grandfather[1] and [Benjamin Harrison V](/source/Benjamin_Harrison_V), a paternal ancestor who signed the [Declaration of Independence](/source/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence). He attended the [University of Virginia](/source/University_of_Virginia), graduating in 1892 with a [Master of Arts](/source/Master_of_Arts) degree, and continued graduate study there from 1892 through 1895 while also serving as an instructor in mathematics.[1] During this time he also served as the organist at the just-completed University Chapel [3] and directed the [Virginia Glee Club](/source/Virginia_Glee_Club),[4] leading the latter organization on tours through the Southeast.[5] Randolph had been elected President of the [University of Arkansas](/source/University_of_Arkansas) in 1892, but declined the position. In 1895, he was elected chair of Mathematics at the University of Arkansas, remaining there until 1897.[1]

## College of Charleston

In 1897, Randolph was elected president and Chair of Mathematics at the College of Charleston. When he arrived, the college principally enrolled students from the city of [Charleston, South Carolina](/source/Charleston,_South_Carolina). Under his presidency, the student body population changed as he led the building of residence halls and created scholarships to attract students from throughout [South Carolina](/source/South_Carolina). He also oversaw the admission of women to the college in 1917.[6] Under his leadership, the college grew from 68 students in 1905 to more than 400 in 1935.[7]

Randolph was a member of [Phi Beta Kappa](/source/Phi_Beta_Kappa) and [Alpha Tau Omega](/source/Alpha_Tau_Omega).[8]

In August 2008, *Charleston Magazine* named Randolph the 72nd most influential individual in Charleston's history, citing his work to modernize the College of Charleston.[9]

## References

1. ["Randolph, Harrison"](https://books.google.com/books?id=mCbOAAAAMAAJ). *University of Virginia: Its History, Influence, Equipment and Characteristics, with Biographical Sketches and Portraits of Founders, Benefactors, Officers and Alumni*. Vol. II. New York: Lewis Publishing Company. 1904. p. 313.

1. ["Manuscript Collections of the College of Charleston"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080612052503/http://www.cofc.edu/~speccoll/collectionlist2.html). Archived from [the original](http://www.cofc.edu/~speccoll/collectionlist2.html) on 2008-06-12. Retrieved 2009-05-17.

1. University of Virginia Glee Club (1972). *A Shadow's on the Sundial (liner notes)* (Record album)

1. Bruce, Philip Alexander (1921). [*History of the University of Virginia, 1818-1919*](https://books.google.com/books?id=ns0zAAAAIAAJ&q=%22cabell+house%22+virginia&pg=PA127). Vol. IV. [MacMillan](/source/Macmillan_Publishers_(United_States)). pp. 127–128, 841.

1. ["The Virginia Boys"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121020175742/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/ajc_historic/access/535337012.html?dids=535337012:535337012&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Jan+28,+1894&author=&pub=The+Atlanta+Constitution&desc=THE+VIRGINIA+BOYS.&pqatl=google). *[The Atlanta Constitution](/source/The_Atlanta_Constitution)*. 1894-01-28. p. 24. Archived from [the original](https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/ajc_historic/access/535337012.html?dids=535337012:535337012&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Jan+28%2C+1894&author=&pub=The+Atlanta+Constitution&desc=THE+VIRGINIA+BOYS.&pqatl=google) on October 20, 2012. Retrieved 2009-05-12.

1. ["Graduate School Mission Statement"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090503085451/http://www.cofc.edu/gradschool/future/history.php). *The Graduate School of the College of Charleston*. Archived from [the original](http://www.cofc.edu/gradschool/future/history.php) on 2009-05-03. Retrieved 2009-05-17.

1. ["College of Charleston History"](http://www.cofc.edu/about/historyandtraditions/briefhistory.php). Retrieved 2010-10-14.

1. Snowden, Yates & Harry Gardner Cutler (1920). [*History of South Carolina*](https://archive.org/details/historyofsouthca03snow). Lewis Publishing Co. p. [71](https://archive.org/details/historyofsouthca03snow/page/71) harrison randolph college of charleston.

1. Greene, Harlan & Stephen Hoffius. ["Charleston 100"](http://www.charlestonmag.com/100most/60-80.html). *Charleston Magazine*. Retrieved 2009-05-17.[dead link]

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