predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place office birth_date term_start image article_title term_end alma_mater
paul chadbourne john bascom 01 january 1893 rochester , new hampshire , united states newton lower falls , massachusetts , united states president of the university of wisconsin -- madison 19 july 1814 1871 file : john hanson twombly.jpg john hanson twombly
 1874 wesleyan university
john hanson twombly

john hanson twombly was a methodist minister and the fourth president of the university of wisconsin .
he was known as an advocate for co-education and women 's education , which led to tensions with the university regents and , ultimately , his ouster .
