John Fletcher Hurst

Events

1

Episodes

1

Years

1892–1893

Every event in Historedia whose sources name John Fletcher Hurst, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. American University established by Act of Congress in Washington, D.C.

   1892–1893

   Role: Methodist bishop (new_person_candidate; not resolved to a staged Person identity)

   1. 11892–1893 (disputed) · District of ColumbiaAct of Congress Charter

      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.

Sources

1. American University Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-10