Samuel Harris (theologian)

Samuel Harris
5th President of Bowdoin College
In office
1867–1871
Preceded byLeonard Woods
Succeeded byJoshua Chamberlain
Personal details
Born(1814-06-14)June 14, 1814
East Machias, Maine
DiedJune 25, 1899(1899-06-25) (aged 85)
Litchfield, Connecticut
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Samuel Harris (June 14, 1814 – June 25, 1899) was the fifth president of Bowdoin College and the first to be an alumnus. After having left Bowdoin in 1871, he went on to teach at Yale Divinity School for 25 years.