Benjamin Labaree
American minister and college president
Benjamin Labaree | |
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| President of Middlebury College | |
| In office 1840–1866 | |
| Preceded by | Joshua Bates |
| Succeeded by | Harvey Denison Kitchel |
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| Born | (1801-06-03)June 3, 1801 Charlestown, New Hampshire |
| Died | November 15, 1883(1883-11-15) (aged 82) Walpole, New Hampshire |
Benjamin Labaree (June 3, 1801 – November 15, 1883)[1] was a minister, professor and the longest serving president of Middlebury College from 1840 until 1866.
Labaree was born in Charlestown, New Hampshire.[1] He was an 1828 graduate of Dartmouth College,[1] as well as a recipient of graduate degrees from the University of Vermont and Dartmouth.
His two sons were John C. Labaree, a Congregational minister at Randolph, Massachusetts, and Benjamin Labaree, a Presbyterian missionary to Persia from 1861 until his death in 1904.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Personal". Vermont Journal. November 24, 1883. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aged Minister Slain in Persia". Richmond Times-Dispatch. March 13, 1904. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
| Preceded by Joshua Bates | 4th President of Middlebury College 1840–1866 | Succeeded by Harvey Denison Kitchel |
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Presidents of Middlebury College
- Atwater (1800–1809)
- Davis (1810–1817)
- Bates (1818–1839)
- Labaree (1840–1866)
- Kitchel (1866–1873)
- Hulbert (1875–1879)
- Hamlin (1880–1885)
- Brainerd (1885–1908)
- Thomas (1908–1921)
- Moody (1921–1942)
- Stratton (1943–1963)
- Armstrong (1963–1975)
- Robison (1975–1990)
- Light (1990–1991)
- McCardell (1991–2004)
- Liebowitz (2004–2015)
- Patton (2015– )
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