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He was born at Hillsboro, Illinois, in 1844. He was the son of William Pitkin and Lucy (Edwards) Huntington, and nephew of Bishop Frederic Dan Huntington
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He was born at Hillsboro, Illinois, in 1844. He was the son of William Pitkin and Lucy (Edwards) Huntington, and nephew of Bishop Frederic Dan Huntington
He attended public and private schools in Milwaukee, Wis. , interrupting his education in 1864 to enlist in the 40th Wisconsin Infantry.
He entered the University of Wisconsin, from which he was graduated in 1870 with the degree of A. B. In 1870 he went to Boston where he studied for three years at the Boston University School of Theology, receiving the degree of B. D. in 1873.
In 1865 he was made a lieutenant in the 49th Wisconsin Regiment.
Although of Unitarian parentage, he had already in 1867 been licensed to preach in the Methodist Episcopal Church and while a student held a pastorate in Madison, Wis. Admitted to membership in the New England Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1871, he held pastorates in and near Boston until 1880, when he went to Germany.
President Warren of Boston University, impressed with Huntington's character and training, obtained his appointment as dean of the college of Liberal Arts in the same year – a position which he occupied until his election to the presidency of the university in 1904 on Warren's retirement. This office he resigned in 1911 on account of failing health, but he remained as dean of the graduate school until 1917 when he retired from active service.
During his presidency Boston University increased in enrolment and maintained high standards and conservative policies. When enthusiasm for electives was at its height, Huntington resisted the demands of extremists, continuing both required and elective courses. He established the scientific departments of the College of Liberal Arts and enlarged the scope of the school's activities by the institution of extension courses for teachers and others. In 1907, with Huntington's cooperation, the College of Liberal Arts was moved from Beacon Hill to Copley Square, where it enjoyed increased facilities. On his motion an agreement by which a graduate of the Massachusetts Agricultural College (later the State College) had had the privilege of receiving the degree of S. B. from Boston University was discontinued in 1911. But despite the constructive features of his administration, he was greater as dean than as president. Few educators have had a greater influence upon the generation of students with whom they had to deal.
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He was twice married: on October 3, 1876, to Emma C. Speare, who died in 1877, and on May 10, 1881, to Ella M. Speare, the sister of his first wife, who with one son and two daughters survived him.