Hugh JAMESON

1897 - 1980  (82 years)

• Name	Hugh JAMESON
  Birth	27 Jul 1897	New Albany, Floyd Co., IN
  Gender	Male
  Census	1905	Wapello, Louisa Co. IA   [1]
  Census	1920	Cadillac, Wexford Co., MI   [2]
  Census	1940	Dekalb, DeKalb Co., IL   [3]
  Education	University Michigan - Ann Arbor
  B.A., M.A., and Ph.D
  Occupation	College Professor - Mankato State Teachers College, MN; University of Michigan and Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL.
  JIA ID	1975 - p.418
  Death	19 Jul 1980	Dekalb, DeKalb Co., IL   [4, 5]
  Burial	Cremated   [6]
  Person ID	I4016	Main | Descendants and families of Hugh Jameson 1713-1790

  
  

  Father	Hugh JAMESON,   b. 18 Apr 1872, Bassein, Burma, Asia d. 16 Jun 1934, Detroit, Wayne Co., MI (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Effie HARRIS,   b. 04 Aug 1870, Alton, Madison Co., IL d. 13 May 1955, Livonia, Wayne Co., MI (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	23 Aug 1895
  Family ID	F2297	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen Ceridwen Evans,   b. 10 Jan 1902, MN d. 24 Aug 1997, IL (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	2 Sep 1925	Blue Earth Co., MN   [7]
  Family ID	F2861	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Birth - 27 Jul 1897 - New Albany, Floyd Co., IN Census - 1905 - Wapello, Louisa Co. IA Census - 1920 - Cadillac, Wexford Co., MI Marriage - 2 Sep 1925 - Blue Earth Co., MN Census - 1940 - Dekalb, DeKalb Co., IL Education - B.A., M.A., and Ph.D - - University Michigan - Ann Arbor Death - 19 Jul 1980 - Dekalb, DeKalb Co., IL  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos

  Hugh Jameson (NIU Faculty Member) Clown, Homecoming Parade

  
  

  Obituaries & Death Notices

  Hugh Jameson (1897-1980) - Newspaper Obituary

  
  

• Notes

  Hugh Jameson (1897-1980) served as professor of history at NIU for thirty-five years. He specialized in early American history with a concentration on military and constitutional history. Beyond his life as a historian Jameson was a skilled gymnast and maintained a lifelong enthusiasm for theater and the circus. Dressed in a starched clown costume, he led the annual Homecoming parade during his tenure at NIU. For almost two decades Jameson was the head of the Social Science Department, which included History. Under his administration the department grew into one of the largest and most significant at the university. Jameson worked to extend the study of history from teacher training to a degree in liberal arts and was involved in initiating graduate studies at NIU. After his retirement he received the Outstanding Service Award of the NIU Alumni Association and an auditorium in Cole Hall was named after him. In honor of Hugh Jameson, the prize recognizes the best research essay submitted by a graduate student in a history research seminar during the previous two semesters. Dr. Hugh Jameson, Professor of History, ended 35 years at Northern when he retired in August, 1965. Dr. Jameson received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Michigan. He came to NIU in 1930 after teaching at Mankato State Teachers College, Minnesota, and the University of Michigan. He served as chairman of the Department of Social Science for 18 years from 1941 to 1958. In January, 1961, the Eta Eta chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, the national history honorary, established the Hugh Jameson History Prize in recognition of his distinguished services in the fields of history and the social sciences. Perhaps he will be best remembered by many thousands of Northern graduates as the grand marshal of commencement, a position he held for 30 years. Northern Illinois University - Norther Yearbook (DeKalb, IL) - Class of 1966 p.110

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] Census Record. -1905 Iowa State Census Wapello, Louisa Co. IA [S114] 1920 US Federal Census. Cadillac, Wexford Co., MI 1920; Census Place: Cadillac Ward 3, Wexford, Michigan; Roll: T625_798; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 210; Image: 890. [S116] 1940 US Federal Census. Dekalb, DeKalb Co., IL National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627_793; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 19-20. [S44] SSDI. [S77] Death Record. Vital Records Index, DeKalb County. FileRecordId: 182818, RecordType: Death, FileNumber: 30058, FirstName: HUGH, LastName: JAMESON, RecordDate: 1980-07-19 [S23] Obituary. Rockfird Register Star - Rockford IL, 20 Jan 1980, p.4 [S5] Marriage Record/Certificate. Minnesota Marriage Record Index