Eliphalet Nott | |
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 Portrait of Eliphalet Nott | |
| 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 | June 25, 1773 Ashford, Connecticut Colony |
| Died | January 25, 1866 (aged 92) Schenectady, New York |
| 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 |
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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.