This Day in the History of the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Standard Oil Trust executive and Florida developer Henry M. Flagler died. His widow, Mary Kenan Flagler (later Bingham), would later leave a substantial endowment for the University, the Kenan Professorship Fund.

The details of Standard Oil Trust executive and Florida developer Henry M. Flagler's will were made public. Using portions of Flagler's estate, his widow, Mary Kenan Flagler (later Bingham), would eventually leave a substantial endowment to the University, the Kenan Professorship Fund.