Eliphalet Nott | |
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President of Union College | |
In office 1804–1866 | |
Preceded by | Jonathan Maxcy |
Succeeded by | Laurens Perseus Hickok |
President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | |
In office 1829–1845 | |
Preceded by | John Chester |
Succeeded by | Nathan S.S. Beman |
Personal details | |
Born | Ashford, Connecticut Colony | June 25, 1773
Died | January 25, 1866 Schenectady, New York | (aged 92)
Spouses | Sarah Marie Benedict
(m. 1796; died 1804)Gertrude Peebles
(m. 1807; died 1841)Urania Sheldon
(m. 1842) |
Alma mater | Rhode Island College (now Brown University) |
Occupation | Presbyterian minister, inventor, educator |
Known for | Long-term president of Union College |
Signature | |
Eliphalet Nott (June 25, 1773 – January 25, 1866), was a famed Presbyterian minister, inventor, educational pioneer, and long-term president of Union College, Schenectady, New York.