Asa Messer

Asa Messer
Asa Messer, painted by James Sullivan Lincoln
3rd President of Brown University
In office
1802–1826
Preceded byJonathan Maxcy
Succeeded byFrancis Wayland
Personal details
Born(1769-05-31)May 31, 1769
Methuen, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
DiedOctober 11, 1836(1836-10-11) (aged 67)
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Resting placeNorth Burial Ground
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Alma materThe College of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Asa Messer (May 31, 1769 – October 11, 1836) was an American Baptist clergyman and educator. He was President of Brown University from 1804 to 1826.[1]

  1. ^ Bronson, Walter Cochrane (1914). The History of Brown University, 1764-1914. D.B. Updike, The Merrymount Press