Clifton Daggett Gray
Clifton Daggett Gray (July 27, 1874 – February 21, 1948) was an American minister who served as the third President of Bates College from March 1920 to November 1944.
Clifton Daggett Gray | |
|---|---|
| 3rd President of Bates College | |
| In office March 1, 1920 – November 1, 1944 | |
| Preceded by | George Colby Chase |
| Succeeded by | Charles Franklin Phillips |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 27, 1874 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | February 21, 1948 Lewiston, Maine, U.S. |
| Residence(s) | Lewiston, Maine, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Harvard University University of Chicago |
| Profession | Minister |
Under his tenure the debate team began to compete internationally and hosted the University of Oxford's Oxford Union's first American debate in Lewiston; Gray is known as the "father of the Brooks Quimby Debate Council." He led the college through the Wall Street Crash of 1929 to a $2 million endowment and introduced the V-12 Naval Training Program at the college.
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