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Act of Congress Charter

When
1892–1893 (disputed)
Where
District of Columbia
Part of
American University established by Act of Congress in Washington, D.C.

American University was established in Washington, D.C., by an Act of Congress, driven by Methodist bishop John Fletcher Hurst; supplied passages give conflicting dates.

The Act of Congress established American University in Washington, D.C., primarily due to the efforts of Methodist bishop John Fletcher Hurst. One supplied passage dates the act to December 5, 1892; another states the chartering occurred in 1893. The legacy row's February 24, 1893 date is a legacy value with no supplied passage support.

Sources

  1. American University Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-10
  2. Washington, D.C. Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01

Machine-drafted from the cited Wikipedia passages and checked by a reviewing model, not by a human editor. Every passage cites the revision it was written from; dates and places follow those passages.