Samuel Harris (theologian)
Samuel Harris | |
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| 5th President of Bowdoin College | |
| In office 1867–1871 | |
| Preceded by | Leonard Woods |
| Succeeded by | Joshua Chamberlain |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 14, 1814 East Machias, Maine |
| Died | June 25, 1899 (aged 85) Litchfield, Connecticut |
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Samuel Harris (June 14, 1814 – June 25, 1899) was the fifth president of Bowdoin College and the first to be an alumnus. After having left Bowdoin in 1871, he went on to teach at Yale Divinity School for 25 years.