Henry Dunster
Henry Dunster | |
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| 1st President of Harvard College | |
| In office August 27, 1640 – October 24, 1654 | |
| Preceded by | Nathaniel Eaton (as Headmaster) |
| Succeeded by | Charles Chauncy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 1609 Bury, Lancashire, England |
| Died | February 27, 1659 (aged 49) Scituate, Massachusetts |
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Henry Dunster (November 26, 1609 (baptized) – February 27, 1658/59) was a New England Puritan clergyman who served as the first president of Harvard College from 1640 to 1654. Brackney says Dunster was "an important precursor" of the Baptist denomination in America, especially regarding infant baptism, soul freedom, religious liberty, congregational governance, and a radical biblicism.