Charles Chauncy

For the eighteenth-century clergyman, see Charles Chauncy (1705–1787).

The Reverend
Charles Chauncy
2nd President of Harvard College
In office
November 27, 1654 – February 19, 1672
Preceded byHenry Dunster
Succeeded byLeonard Hoar
Personal details
Born1592
Ardeley (then known as Yardley), Hertfordshire
DiedFebruary 19, 1672(1672-02-19) (aged 79)
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Charles Chauncy (baptized 5 November 1592 – 19 February 1672) was an Anglo-American Congregational clergyman, educator, and secondarily, a physician who served as the second president of Harvard College from 1654 to 1672.

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