Henry Dunster | |
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| 1st President of Harvard College | |
| In office 1640–1654 | |
| Preceded by | Nathaniel Eaton (as headmaster) |
| Succeeded by | Charles Chauncy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 1609 Bolholt, Bury, Lancashire |
| Died | February 27, 1659 (aged 49) Scituate, Massachusetts |
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Henry Dunster (November 26, 1609 (baptized) – February 27, 1658/59) was an Anglo-American Puritan clergyman and the first president of Harvard College. Brackney says Dunster was "an important precursor" of the Baptist denomination in America, especially regarding infant baptism, soul freedom, religious liberty, congregational governance, and a radical biblicism.[1]
- ^ William H. Brackney, Baptists in North America: an historical perspective (2006) p. 12