Eliphalet Wheeler Gilbert
Eliphalet Wheeler Gilbert | |
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Portrait of Gilbert | |
| 1st and 3rd President of the University of Delaware | |
| In office September 23, 1834 – June 8, 1835 | |
| Preceded by | none |
| Succeeded by | Richard Sharpe Mason |
| In office May 1840 or May 1841 – April 1847 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Sharpe Mason |
| Succeeded by | James Patriot Wilson Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 19, 1793 Lebanon, New York, U.S. |
| Died | July 31, 1853 (aged 59) Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Union College |
Eliphalet Wheeler Gilbert (December 19, 1793 – July 31, 1853) was an American Presbyterian minister who served as the first and third president of Delaware College (now University of Delaware) from 1834 to 1835 and from 1840 to 1847.