Henry Dunster

Henry Dunster
1st President of Harvard College
In office
1640–1654
Preceded byNathaniel Eaton (as headmaster)
Succeeded byCharles Chauncy
Personal details
BornNovember 1609 (1609-11)
Bolholt, Bury, Lancashire
DiedFebruary 27, 1659(1659-02-27) (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]

  1. ^ William H. Brackney, Baptists in North America: an historical perspective (2006) p. 12