Eliphalet Nott

Eliphalet Nott
Portrait of Eliphalet Nott
President of Union College
In office
1804–1866
Preceded byJonathan Maxcy
Succeeded byLaurens Perseus Hickok
President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
In office
1829–1845
Preceded byJohn Chester
Succeeded byNathan S.S. Beman
Personal details
Born(1773-06-25)June 25, 1773
Ashford, Connecticut Colony
DiedJanuary 25, 1866(1866-01-25) (aged 92)
Schenectady, New York
Spouses
Sarah Marie Benedict
(m. 1796; died 1804)
Gertrude Peebles
(m. 1807; died 1841)
Urania Sheldon
(m. 1842)
Alma materRhode Island College (now Brown University)
OccupationPresbyterian minister, inventor, educator
Known forLong-term president of Union College
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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.