Samuel Stanhope Smith
Samuel Stanhope Smith | |
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Charles B. Lawrence, Samuel Stanhope Smith (1750–1819), Class of 1769, President (1795–1812), Princeton University Art Museum | |
| 7th President of Princeton University | |
| In office 1795–1812 | |
| Preceded by | John Witherspoon |
| Succeeded by | Ashbel Green |
| 1st President of Hampden–Sydney College | |
| In office 1775–1779 | |
| Preceded by | Inaugural holder |
| Succeeded by | John Blair Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 15, 1751 Pequea, Province of Pennsylvania |
| Died | August 21, 1819 (aged 68) Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Ann Witherspoon
(m. 1775; died 1817) |
| Alma mater | B.A. Princeton University D.D. Yale University LL.D. Harvard University |
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Samuel Stanhope Smith (March 15, 1751 – August 21, 1819) was a Presbyterian minister, founding president of Hampden–Sydney College and the seventh president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) from 1795 to 1812. His stormy career ended in his forced resignation. His words – "If reason and charity cannot promote the cause of truth and piety, I cannot see how it should ever flourish under the withering fires of wrath and strife" – epitomize his career.