John Leverett the Younger
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John Leverett | |
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President of Harvard College | |
In office 1708–1724 | |
Preceded by | Samuel Willard acting |
Succeeded by | Benjamin Wadsworth |
Personal details | |
Born | Boston, Lincolnshire, Kingdom of Great Britain | August 25, 1662
Died | May 3, 1724 Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British America | (aged 61)
Alma mater | Harvard College |
John Leverett (August 25, 1662 – May 3, 1724) was an early Anglo-American lawyer, politician, educator, and President of Harvard College.
Early life and education
Leverett was born on August 25, 1662, in Boston, Lincolnshire, England, the son of Hudson Leverett, an attorney, and Sarah (Payton) Leverett, and grandson of John Leverett the Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was educated at Boston Latin School and Harvard College, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in 1680 and a Master of Arts in 1683.[1]
Career
For twelve years, Leverett was a resident fellow at Harvard. He was appointed in 1685 at the same time as William Brattle. Leverett and Brattle managed Harvard College while Harvard's President Increase Mather was in England for four years (1688–1692)
Leverett married on November 25, 1697, the daughter of former Harvard College president John Rogers, Margaret Rogers Berry. They had nine children, six died in infancy. Margaret died on June 7, 1720. Leverett married secondly Sarah Crisp Harris. Sarah died on April 4, 1744.
John served in the
Leverett acted as an Indian commissioner from Massachusetts during
Leverett served for 16 years as
In 1719, Leverett helped to form the Lincolnshire Company which attempted to develop land in the
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1714.[1]
Death
Leverett died in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, on May 3, 1724, at age 61. He is interred in the Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
References
- ^ a b "Search past Fellows". Royal Society. Retrieved 23 January 2023.