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Benjamin Labaree

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Benjamin Labaree
President of Middlebury College
In office
1840–1866
Preceded byJoshua Bates
Succeeded byHarvey Denison Kitchel
Personal details
Born(1801-06-03)June 3, 1801
Charlestown, New Hampshire
DiedNovember 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

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  1. ^ a b c d "Personal". Vermont Journal. November 24, 1883. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Aged Minister Slain in Persia". Richmond Times-Dispatch. March 13, 1904. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
Preceded by 4th President of Middlebury College
1840–1866
Succeeded by