Question: Facts:   - death place: hope , indiana    - title: president of ball state university    - successor: l.a. pittenger    - death date: 26 april 1927    - predecessor: linnaeus n. hines      - term end: 1927    - term start: 1924    - birth date: 19 march 1882    - name: benjamin j. burris    - image: benjaminjburris.jpg    - birth place: daviess county , indiana   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of benjamin j. burris .
Answer:
benjamin jackson burris -lrb- march 19 , 1882 -- april 26 , 1927 -rrb-