Historedia
Person

Philo Judson

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1850–1854

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Philo Judson, 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. Northwestern University founded in Illinois

    1850–1854

    Role: Developed plans for the city of Evanston

    1. May 31, 1850 · Meeting location unspecified; participants included Chicago businessmenFounding Meeting in 1850

      Nine prominent Chicago businessmen, Methodist leaders, and attorneys met on May 31, 1850, having formed the idea of a university to serve the Northwest Territory.

    2. January 28, 1851 · IllinoisCharter Granted in 1851

      The Illinois General Assembly granted a charter to the Trustees of the North-Western University on January 28, 1851.

    3. 1854 · EvanstonEvanston Named in 1854

      The founders of Northwestern submitted plans to the county judge in 1854 for a city named Evanston after John Evans, one of their leaders.

Sources

  1. Northwestern University Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05