Thomas Franklin Kane, 1902-14

Born in Westfield, Indiana in 1863 Kane graduated from DePauw University in Greencastle Indiana in 1889. He later received a masters degree from the same school in 1891. Kane then attended Johns Hopkins University for a law degree. Before becoming President of the University of Washington Kane joined the University of Washington faculty as a professor of Latin and Greek. He became President of the University in 1902 and served in the facility until 1914. Between his Presidency at the University of Washington and his retirement from education in 1933 he served as President of both Olivet College in Olivet Michigan as well as the University of North Dakota. He died April 10, 1953 in Seattle Washington at the age of 89
Thomas Franklin Kane, 1902-14
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