When he became president of Bowdoin in 1839, he was only 32 years old. He held his position until 1866. During his tenure, the College built Appleton Hall, the Chapel, and Adams Hall, which housed the Medical School of Maine and the undergraduate laboratories. Woods was a recipient of advanced degrees from Colby College, Harvard University, and Bowdoin. He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1845.[3]
Woods, "while an object of suspicion to many contemporaries because of his pronounced opposition to the abolitionist movement," was remembered as "an inspiring teacher and a man of unusual breadth of scholarship and culture."[4]
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^. Archived from the original on November 16, 2010. Retrieved December 31, 2010.
^Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Woods, Leonard § LEONARD WOODS (1807–1878)" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 803.
^"American Antiquarian Society Members Directory". americanantiquarian.org. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
"Leonard Woods Collection, 1818-1964, n.d. (bulk 1818-1879) (Bowdoin - George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives)". library.bowdoin.edu. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
leonard, woods, college, president, leonard, woods, november, 1807, december, 1878, fourth, president, bowdoin, college, leonard, woods4th, president, bowdoin, collegein, office, 1839, 1866preceded, bywilliam, allensucceeded, bysamuel, harrispersonal, detailsb. Leonard Woods November 24 1807 December 24 1878 1 was the fourth president of Bowdoin College Leonard Woods4th President of Bowdoin CollegeIn office 1839 1866Preceded byWilliam AllenSucceeded bySamuel HarrisPersonal detailsBornNovember 24 1807Newbury MassachusettsDiedDecember 24 1878 1878 12 24 aged 71 Boston MassachusettsAlma materUnion CollegeSignatureLife and career editBorn in Newbury Massachusetts Woods attended Phillips Andover Academy before graduating from Union College in 1827 2 with Phi Beta Kappa honors and membership in The Kappa Alpha Society After having graduated from Andover Theological Seminary he made a translation of George Christian Knapp s Christian Theology which became long used as a textbook in American theological seminaries When he became president of Bowdoin in 1839 he was only 32 years old He held his position until 1866 During his tenure the College built Appleton Hall the Chapel and Adams Hall which housed the Medical School of Maine and the undergraduate laboratories Woods was a recipient of advanced degrees from Colby College Harvard University and Bowdoin He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1845 3 Woods died in 1878 in Boston Massachusetts Woods while an object of suspicion to many contemporaries because of his pronounced opposition to the abolitionist movement was remembered as an inspiring teacher and a man of unusual breadth of scholarship and culture 4 References edit Descendants of Samuel Woods B 1686 in England Archived from the original on November 16 2010 Retrieved December 31 2010 Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Woods Leonard LEONARD WOODS 1807 1878 Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 28 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 803 American Antiquarian Society Members Directory americanantiquarian org Retrieved November 9 2016 William A Robinson Thomas B Reed Parliamentarian p 8 Dodd Mead amp Co 1930 External links edit Leonard Woods Collection 1818 1964 n d bulk 1818 1879 Bowdoin George J Mitchell Department of Special Collections amp Archives library bowdoin edu Retrieved November 9 2016 Preceded byWilliam Allen President of Bowdoin College1839 66 Succeeded bySamuel Harris Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leonard Woods college president amp oldid 1180318324, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
