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In 1883 Channing received a prize of $150 for his work "Town and County Government in the English Colonies of North America". This monograph also brought him the membership in the Massachusetts Historical Society and was the basis of the first paper given at the first meeting of the American Historical Association in 1884 in Saratoga, N.Y.
In 1887 Channing became assistant professor, in 1897 professor, and in 1912 McLean Professor of Ancient and Modern History (one of the oldest professorships for secular history in the United States, once held by Jared Sparks). He retired in 1929.
He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Channing was elected president of the American Historical Association in 1919. In 1921 and 1926 respectively, he received honorary doctorates by the Michigan University and the Columbia University.
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