Elvis Jacob Stahr Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Elvis Jacob Stahr Jr.

American government official and college president

Date of Birth: 09-Mar-1916

Place of Birth: Hickman, Kentucky, United States

Date of Death: 11-Nov-1998

Profession: lawyer, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Elvis Jacob Stahr Jr.

  • Elvis Jacob Stahr Jr.
  • (March 9, 1916 – November 11, 1998) was an American government official and college president and administrator.
  • After graduating from the University of Kentucky in 1936 as a member of Sigma Chi and Pershing Rifles, he attended Merton College at Oxford University on a Rhodes Scholarship.
  • He served as lieutenant colonel in the U.S.
  • Army during World War II.
  • He returned to the University of Kentucky and became a professor and then dean of the College of Law, before becoming president of West Virginia University.
  • He served as the United States Secretary of the Army between 1961 and 1962 and served as president of Indiana University from 1962 to 1968.
  • He was the president of the National Audubon Society from 1968 until 1981.

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