Nathan Lord (November 28, 1793 – September 9, 1870) was an American Congregational clergyman and educator who served as president of Dartmouth College for more than three decades.
In 1828 he became the sixth president of Dartmouth College serving in this capacity from 1828 to 1863.[2] Lord was able to bring the college out of debt, improve the overall curriculum, and raise admission levels.
He was a founding member of the American Anti-Slavery Society,[3]: 264 and in 1833 became its vice president.[4] He admitted black students to Dartmouth College and was a friend of William Lloyd Garrison. However, after Garrison challenged the Bible on its alleged endorsement of slavery, deeply religious Lord ceased his support of the abolitionist movement and its cause.[5]
His views on slavery changed dramatically; he came to see it as "not a moral evil", but as a blessing, "an ordinance of...God",[6]: 30 which "providentially found a settlement in this country".[6]: 26 These views, and his opposition to the Civil War,[7] which he blamed on abolitionists,[4] brought a storm of controversy, earning him the enmity of several members of the Dartmouth Board of Trustees, including Amos Tuck (1835), a founding member of the Republican Party and close friend of Abraham Lincoln.
Matters came to a head in 1863 when the Trustees were deadlocked on awarding an honorary degree to President Lincoln, and Lord broke the tie by voting against it. The Trustees issued a statement: "Neither the trustees nor the Faculty coincide with the president of the College in the views which he has published, touching slavery and the war; and it has been our hope that the College would not be judged a partisan institution by reason of such publications."[4] Lord, 70, tendered his resignation.
He continued as an active member of the Dartmouth College community in Hanover, New Hampshire, until his death in 1870.
Familyedit
He married Elizabeth King Leland (1792-1870) and they had ten children;[8] his youngest son, Nathan Lord Jr., (1831-1885), was a colonel of the 6th Regiment of Vermont Volunteers in the Civil War.[9]
Referencesedit
^OBITUARY.; Nathan Lord, D. D., The New York Times, September 10, 1870
^Lord, Nathan (1828). An address delivered at Hanover, October 29, 1828, at the inauguration of the author as president of Dartmouth College. Windsor, Vermont.
^Irvine, Russell W.; Dunkerton, Donna Zani (Winter 1998). "The Noyes Academy, 1834-35: The Road to the Oberlin Collegiate Institute and the Higher Education of African-Americans in the Nineteenth Century". Western Journal of Black Studies. 22 (4): 260–273.
^ abcLawhon, Samuel W. (October 10, 2016). "A History of Opposition". Dartmouth Review. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
^Joe Rago Festschrift. , The Dartmouth Review, October 10, 2016
^ abLord, Nathan (1854). A letter of inquiry to ministers of the gospel of all denominations, on slavery. By a Northern Presbyter. Boston: Fetridge and Company.
^John Scales, "Biographical Sketches of the Class of 1863, Dartmouth College" p 39
^Vermont in the Civil War: A history of the part taken by the Vermont soldiers and sailors in the war for the Union, 1861-5, by G. G. Benedict. Burlington, Vt.: Free Press Association, 1886-1888
Further readingedit
Waters, Lawrence Leslie (1950). Steel Trails to Santa Fe. University of Kansas Press, Lawrence, Kansas.
nathan, lord, november, 1793, september, 1870, american, congregational, clergyman, educator, served, president, dartmouth, college, more, than, three, decades, reverend6th, president, dartmouth, collegein, office, 1828, 1863preceded, bybennet, tylersucceeded,. Nathan Lord November 28 1793 September 9 1870 was an American Congregational clergyman and educator who served as president of Dartmouth College for more than three decades The ReverendNathan Lord6th President of Dartmouth CollegeIn office 1828 1863Preceded byBennet TylerSucceeded byAsa Dodge SmithPersonal detailsBorn 1793 11 28 November 28 1793Berwick MaineDiedSeptember 9 1870 1870 09 09 aged 77 Hanover New Hampshire Portrait of Nathan Lord by Joseph Greenleaf Cole 1830 Contents 1 Biography 2 Family 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksBiography editNathan Lord was born in Berwick Maine 1 He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1809 and attended Andover Theological Seminary serving afterwards as a pastor at the Congregationalist Church in Amherst Massachusetts for twelve years In 1828 he became the sixth president of Dartmouth College serving in this capacity from 1828 to 1863 2 Lord was able to bring the college out of debt improve the overall curriculum and raise admission levels He was a founding member of the American Anti Slavery Society 3 264 and in 1833 became its vice president 4 He admitted black students to Dartmouth College and was a friend of William Lloyd Garrison However after Garrison challenged the Bible on its alleged endorsement of slavery deeply religious Lord ceased his support of the abolitionist movement and its cause 5 His views on slavery changed dramatically he came to see it as not a moral evil but as a blessing an ordinance of God 6 30 which providentially found a settlement in this country 6 26 These views and his opposition to the Civil War 7 which he blamed on abolitionists 4 brought a storm of controversy earning him the enmity of several members of the Dartmouth Board of Trustees including Amos Tuck 1835 a founding member of the Republican Party and close friend of Abraham Lincoln Matters came to a head in 1863 when the Trustees were deadlocked on awarding an honorary degree to President Lincoln and Lord broke the tie by voting against it The Trustees issued a statement Neither the trustees nor the Faculty coincide with the president of the College in the views which he has published touching slavery and the war and it has been our hope that the College would not be judged a partisan institution by reason of such publications 4 Lord 70 tendered his resignation He continued as an active member of the Dartmouth College community in Hanover New Hampshire until his death in 1870 Family editHe married Elizabeth King Leland 1792 1870 and they had ten children 8 his youngest son Nathan Lord Jr 1831 1885 was a colonel of the 6th Regiment of Vermont Volunteers in the Civil War 9 References edit OBITUARY Nathan Lord D D The New York Times September 10 1870 Lord Nathan 1828 An address delivered at Hanover October 29 1828 at the inauguration of the author as president of Dartmouth College Windsor Vermont Irvine Russell W Dunkerton Donna Zani Winter 1998 The Noyes Academy 1834 35 The Road to the Oberlin Collegiate Institute and the Higher Education of African Americans in the Nineteenth Century Western Journal of Black Studies 22 4 260 273 a b c Lawhon Samuel W October 10 2016 A History of Opposition Dartmouth Review Retrieved July 19 2020 Joe Rago Festschrift A History of Opposition The Dartmouth Review October 10 2016 a b Lord Nathan 1854 A letter of inquiry to ministers of the gospel of all denominations on slavery By a Northern Presbyter Boston Fetridge and Company John Scales Biographical Sketches of the Class of 1863 Dartmouth College p 39 Lord Family papers 1710 1967 Vermont in the Civil War A history of the part taken by the Vermont soldiers and sailors in the war for the Union 1861 5 by G G Benedict Burlington Vt Free Press Association 1886 1888Further reading editWaters Lawrence Leslie 1950 Steel Trails to Santa Fe University of Kansas Press Lawrence Kansas The Wheelock Succession of Dartmouth PresidentsExternal links editNathan Lord at Find a Grave Nathan Lord President 1828 1863 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nathan Lord amp oldid 1141697519, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
