Background
Hollis, Ira Nelson was born on March 7, 1856 in Mooresville, Indiana, United States. Son of Ephraim Joseph and Mary (Kerns) Hollis.
Hollis, Ira Nelson was born on March 7, 1856 in Mooresville, Indiana, United States. Son of Ephraim Joseph and Mary (Kerns) Hollis.
Graduated from the United States Naval Academy, 1878. (honorary Master of Arts, Harvard, 1899. Doctor of Humane Letters, Union College, 1899.
Doctor of Science, University of Pittsburgh, 1912).
Commissioned assistant engineer, United States Navy, 1880. Passed assistant engineer, 1888. Resigned from Navy, October 1, 1893.
Professor engineering, Harvard, 1893-1913.
President Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1913-1925.
Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences.
Married Caroline Lorman, August 22, 1894. Children: Janette Ralston, Oliver Nelson, Elinor Vernon, Carolyn.