Reverend Samuel Blatchford | |
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Samuel_Blatchford_(1767-1828),_US_college_president.jpg) Blatchford, from the frontispiece of the 1912 book Blatchford Memorial II | |
| 1st President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | |
| In office 1824–1828 | |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | John Chester |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 1, 1767 Devonport, Devon, England |
| Died | March 27, 1828 (aged 60) Lansingburgh, New York, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Alicia Windeatt (m. 1788) |
| Children | 17 |
| Education | Dissenting College of Theology at Homerton, Cambridge |
| Ecclesiastical career | |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Ordained | November 4, 1789 |
Samuel Blatchford (August 1, 1767 – March 17, 1828) was the first president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.[1]