Stanley N. King (1883–1951) was an American educator, administrator, and author, best known as the eleventh president of Amherst College (1932–46.) His leadership shaped the institution’s academic and infrastructural development.
Born in Troy, New York, King attended Springfield High School before enrolling at Amherst College, graduating summa cum laude in 1903. He later earned a law degree from Harvard Law School (1906) and was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar. Before his Amherst tenure, he held executive roles in business and government, serving as special assistant to the Secretary of War (1917–19.)
As Amherst president, King oversaw campus expansion, curriculum reforms, and the development of the Folger Shakespeare Library. His contributions to higher education and institutional growth were widely recognized.
King authored several books, including Recollections of the Folger Shakespeare Library (1950,) on the library’s history and significance, A History of the Endowment of Amherst College (1950,) detailing financial contributions, and The Consecrated Eminence: The Story of the Campus and Buildings of Amherst College (1952,) examining the campus’s architectural and historical evolution.
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Democracy is threatened by the inertia of good people, by the selfishness of most people, and by the evil designs of a few people.
—Stanley King
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