Episode 2 of 2
Appointment of First Principal
- When
- 1845
- Where
- Lennoxville, Quebec
Jasper Hume Nicolls was appointed as the first principal of Bishop's College in 1845, following the college's formal founding.
Nicolls, a Fellow of Queen's College, Oxford, was appointed in 1845. Instruction began that year, and the first degrees were granted in 1854. Mountain and Nicolls later obtained the Royal Charter in 1853.
Sources
- Bishop's University Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-20
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