Bennet Tyler | |
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5th President of Dartmouth College | |
In office 1822–1828 | |
Preceded by | Daniel Dana |
Succeeded by | Nathan Lord |
Personal details | |
Born | Middlebury, Connecticut | July 10, 1783
Died | May 14, 1858 South Windsor, Connecticut | (aged 74)
Bennet Tyler (July 10, 1783 – May 14, 1858) was an American Congregational clergyman and educator. He served as president of Dartmouth College between 1822 and 1828. His Reformed theology was called "Tylerism", as opposed to the post-Reformed Taylorism of Nathaniel William Taylor.[1]