Samuel Langdon
Samuel Langdon | |
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| President of Harvard College | |
| In office 1774–1780 | |
| Preceded by | John Winthrop |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Willard |
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| Born | January 12, 1723 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | November 29, 1797 (aged 74) Hampton Falls, New Hampshire |
| Alma mater | Boston Latin School Harvard College |
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Samuel Langdon (January 12, 1723 – November 29, 1797) was an American
Life
Born in
At Harvard, his ardent patriotism led him to adopt measures that were obnoxious to the
In 1788, he was a delegate to the New Hampshire convention that adopted the Constitution of the United States, often led its debates, and did much to remove prejudice against the Constitution.
Langdon was distinguished as a scholar and theologian, and exerted a wide influence in his community. The University of Aberdeen gave him the degree of Doctor of Divinity in 1762. He was a charter member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[2] He published Summary of Christian Faith and Practice (1768); Observations on the Revelations (1791); Remarks on the Leading Sentiments of Dr. Hopkins's System of Doctrines (1794) and many sermons. In 1761, in connection with Colonel Joseph Blanchard, he prepared and published a map of New Hampshire.
Langdon died in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire on November 29, 1797.[1]
References
- ^ a b The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. VI. James T. White & Company. 1896. p. 416. Retrieved November 30, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Charter of Incorporation". American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
- Portions of the above text are from Appletons Encyclopediapublished 1887-1889, and are in the public domain.
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