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List of presidents of Princeton University

January 04, 2023

Princeton University, founded in 1746 as the College of New Jersey, is a private Ivy League research university located in Princeton, New Jersey.[1][2] The university is led by a president, who is selected by the board of trustees by ballot.[3] The president is an ex officio member of the board and presides at its meetings.[4] One of five officers of the university's legal corporation, the Trustees of Princeton University, the president also acts as the chief executive officer.[3] The president is tasked with "general supervision of the interests of the University" and represents the institution in public.[3] If the office is vacant, the board can either appoint an acting president, or the university's provost can serve in such capacity.[3] The office was established in Princeton's original charter of 1746.[5]

Nassau Hall houses the Office of the President.

The institution's first president was Jonathan Dickinson in 1747,[6] and its 20th and current is Christopher Eisgruber, who was elected in 2013.[7][a] All of Princeton's presidents have been male besides Shirley Tilghman;[9] all have been white.[10] James Carnahan had the longest serving tenure at 31 years, and Jonathan Edwards had the shortest at five weeks.[6] There have been six acting presidents,[11] and eleven presidents who have been alumni of the university.[10] Princeton presidents have a long association with the Presbyterian church,[12] with every president before Woodrow Wilson in 1902 being a Presbyterian clergyman.[13] The first nine presidents were slaveholders, with five holding slaves while living in the president's house.[11] Thirteen of Princeton's seventeen deceased presidents are buried in President Lot of Princeton Cemetery.[14] As of 2019, the salary of the president was $944,952.[15]

The president's official residence has changed several times over the lifespan of the university. Built in 1756, the John Maclean House, also known as the President's House, was where the president lived until Prospect House was acquired in 1878.[16] In 1968, the official residence switched again to Walter Lowrie House.[17] The Office of the President is housed in Nassau Hall.[18]

Presidents

List of presidents
No. President Presidency Notes Ref.
1   Jonathan Dickinson 1747 Died shortly after entering office from a pleuritic illness[19] [6]
2   Aaron Burr Sr. 1748–1757[b] Minister of the Presbyterian Church of Newark.[21] Father of Aaron Burr, the third Vice President of the United States.[22] Died from illness while in office.[23] [6]
–   David Cowell 1757-1758 Served as acting president.[11] [11]
3   Jonathan Edwards 1758 Eminent theologian to the First Great Awakening.[24][25] Died five weeks into office after a fever from a smallpox vaccine.[26] [6]
–   Jacob Green 1758–1759 Delegate for Morris County to the Provincial Congress of New Jersey.[27] Father of Ashbel Green, 8th president of the university.[28][27] Served as acting president.[6] [6]
4   Samuel Davies 1759–1761 Died shortly after entering office from pneumonia[29] [6]
5   Samuel Finley 1761–1766 Founder of West Nottingham Academy;[30][31] Minister of the Cold Spring Presbyterian Church.[32] Graduate of the Log College.[33] Died while in office in Philadelphia seeking medical treatment.[34] [6]
–   John Blair 1767–1768 Graduate of the Log College.[33] Served as acting president.[6] [6]
6   John Witherspoon 1768–1794 Signer of the Declaration of Independence; Delegate to the Second Continental Congress; Moderator of the first General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America.[35] Died while in office.[36] [6]
7   Samuel S. Smith 1795–1812 First president of Hampden–Sydney College.[37] College of New Jersey alumnus.[10] Resigned after pressure from the university trustees and ongoing issues with the institution.[38] [6]
8   Ashbel Green 1812–1822 Third Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives.[39] College of New Jersey alumnus.[10] Resigned after his loss of confidence in the university trustees.[28] [6]
–   Philip Lindsley 1822–1823 First president of the now-defunct University of Nashville.[40] College of New Jersey alumnus.[41] Served as acting president.[6] [6]
9   James Carnahan 1823–1854 One of the founders of the Chi Phi fraternity.[42][43] College of New Jersey alumnus.[10] [6]
10   John Maclean Jr. 1854–1868 College of New Jersey alumnus[10] [6]
11   James McCosh 1868–1888 [6]
12   Francis L. Patton 1888–1902 Resigned after pressure from university trustees due to dissatisfaction with his lackluster administration style.[44] [6]
13   Woodrow Wilson 1902–1910 28th President of the United States; 34th Governor of New Jersey.[45] College of New Jersey alumnus.[10] [6]
–   John A. Stewart 1910–1912 Served as acting president[6] [6]
14   John G. Hibben 1912–1932 College of New Jersey alumnus[10] [6]
–   Edward D. Duffield 1932–1933 Served as acting president[6] [6]
15   Harold W. Dodds 1933–1957 President of the National Municipal League.[46] Princeton alumnus.[10] [6]
16   Robert F. Goheen 1957–1972 United States Ambassador to India.[47] Princeton alumnus.[10] [6]
17   William G. Bowen 1972–1988 President of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.[48] Princeton alumnus.[10] [49]
18   Harold T. Shapiro 1988–2001 10th President of the University of Michigan.[50] Princeton alumnus.[10] [49]
19   Shirley M. Tilghman 2001–2013 First female president of Princeton University[9] [49]
20   Christopher L. Eisgruber 2013–present Princeton alumnus[10] [49]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Although 25 people have held the office, Princeton University does not consider acting presidents in its counting; as a result, in official releases by the university, Christopher Eisgruber is considered the 20th president.[8]
  2. ^ Burr was formally elected president in November 1748; however, he had been in charge since Dickinson's death in October 1747.[20]

References

Citations

  1. ^ Leitch 1978, p. 199.
  2. ^ Fiske, Edward B.; Lecuyer, Michelle (2019). Fiske Guide to Colleges 2020. Naperville: Sourcebooks. pp. 563–567. ISBN 978-1-4926-6494-9.
  3. ^ a b c d "Princeton University Bylaws" (PDF). Princeton University. May 30, 2020. (PDF) from the original on July 4, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "Board of Trustees". Office of the President. Princeton University. from the original on July 4, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  5. ^ Leitch 1978, p. 89.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Leitch 1978, p. 376.
  7. ^ "Christopher Eisgruber". The Presidents of Princeton University. Princeton University. from the original on July 22, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  8. ^ Aronson, Emily (September 22, 2013). "Eisgruber installed as president of Princeton; upholds ideal of liberal arts". Princeton University. from the original on May 26, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  9. ^ a b Horwitz, Stephen (June 2001). "Biologist becomes first woman to lead Princeton". Nature Medicine. 7 (6): 646. doi:10.1038/88993. ISSN 1546-170X.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Presidents of Princeton". Princetoniana Museum. Princeton University. from the original on July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  11. ^ a b c d Durkee 2022, p. 362.
  12. ^ Wertenbaker, Thomas J. (1998). "The College of New Jersey and the Presbyterian Church". The Journal of Presbyterian History (1997-). Presbyterian Historical Society. 76 (1): 31–35. ISSN 1521-9216. JSTOR 23335338.
  13. ^ Axtell, James (2006). The Making of Princeton University: From Woodrow Wilson to the Present. Princeton: Princeton University Press. p. 330. ISBN 978-0-691-12686-9.
  14. ^ Durkee 2022, p. 363.
  15. ^ "Trustees Of Princeton University - Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica. 2019. from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  16. ^ Leitch 1978, p. 299.
  17. ^ Leitch 1978, p. 292.
  18. ^ "About The Office". Office of the President. Princeton University. from the original on June 27, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  19. ^ Leitch 1978, p. 136.
  20. ^ Leitch 1978, p. 377.
  21. ^ Leitch 1978, p. 67.
  22. ^ Leitch 1978, p. 69.
  23. ^ Leitch 1978, p. 68.
  24. ^ Marsden, George M. (2003). Jonathan Edwards: A Life. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-300-09693-4.
  25. ^ Kidd, Thomas S. (2007). The Great Awakening: The Roots of Evangelical Christianity in Colonial America. New Haven: Yale University Press. pp. 13, 22. ISBN 978-0-300-11887-2.
  26. ^ Leitch 1978, p. 152.
  27. ^ a b "Guide to the Jacob Green Collection 1779-1782, ca.1900 MG 579". The New Jersey Historical Society. from the original on July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  28. ^ a b Lewis, Robert E. (1957). "Ashbel Green, 1762–1848—Preacher, Educator, Editor". Journal of the Presbyterian Historical Society (1943-1961). Presbyterian Historical Society. 35 (3): 141–156. ISSN 0147-3735. JSTOR 23325169.
  29. ^ Leitch 1978, p. 126.
  30. ^ Sturgill, Erika Quesenbery (October 14, 2017). "The Irish roots of West Nottingham's founder". Cecil Whig. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  31. ^ 2012 Congressional Record, Vol. 158, Page S491 (February 9, 2012).
  32. ^ "Famous Old New-Jersey Church: A Presbyterian Congregation Formed 182 Years Ago". The New York Times. May 3, 1896. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  33. ^ a b Craven, Elijah R. (June 1902). "The Log College of Neshaminy and Princeton University". Journal of the Presbyterian Historical Society (1901-1930). Presbyterian Historical Society. 1 (4): 309. JSTOR 23322482.
  34. ^ Leitch 1978, p. 181.
  35. ^ Leitch 1978, pp. 523–527.
  36. ^ Leitch 1978, p. 523.
  37. ^ "Hampden-Sydney College History". Hampden-Sydney College Archives & Special Collections. Hampden-Sydney College. from the original on July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  38. ^ Leitch 1978, p. 444.
  39. ^ "History of the Chaplaincy, Office of the Chaplain". Office of the Chaplain. United States House of Representatives. Retrieved July 28, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  40. ^ Davidson, James F. (May 1964). "Philip Lindsley: The Teacher as Prophet". Peabody Journal of Education. Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. 41 (6): 327–331. doi:10.1080/01619566409537208. JSTOR 1490123.
  41. ^ Halsey, Leroy J. (1859). A Sketch of the Life and Educational Labors of Philip Lindsley, D.D., Late President of the University of Nashville. Hartford: Press of Williams, Wiley & Turner. pp. 7–8. OCLC 39536433.
  42. ^ The Chi Phi Fraternity, Centennial Memorial Volume: Commemorating the Centennial Anniversary of the Princeton Society of Chi Phi to which the Fraternity Owes Its Existence. Lancaster: Chi Phi. 1924. pp. 25–27. OCLC 2140914.
  43. ^ "About Chi Phi". Chi Phi Fraternity. from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  44. ^ Leitch 1978, p. 356.
  45. ^ "Woodrow Wilson". The White House. from the original on July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  46. ^ Farber, M.A. (October 26, 1980). "Harold W. Dodds, 91, Former Princeton President; A Test of Principles First Taught High School Helped Student Move". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  47. ^ Martin, Douglas (April 1, 2008). "Robert F. Goheen, Innovative Princeton President, Is Dead at 88". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  48. ^ Roberts, Sam (October 21, 2016). "William G. Bowen, Princeton Educator Who Championed Poor and Minority Students, Dies at 83". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  49. ^ a b c d "The Presidents of Princeton University". The Presidents of Princeton University. Princeton University. from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  50. ^ Carmody, Deirdre (April 29, 1987). "Man in the News; New Head of Princeton: Dr. Harold Tafler Shapiro". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

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Princeton University founded in 1746 as the College of New Jersey is a private Ivy League research university located in Princeton New Jersey 1 2 The university is led by a president who is selected by the board of trustees by ballot 3 The president is an ex officio member of the board and presides at its meetings 4 One of five officers of the university s legal corporation the Trustees of Princeton University the president also acts as the chief executive officer 3 The president is tasked with general supervision of the interests of the University and represents the institution in public 3 If the office is vacant the board can either appoint an acting president or the university s provost can serve in such capacity 3 The office was established in Princeton s original charter of 1746 5 Nassau Hall houses the Office of the President The institution s first president was Jonathan Dickinson in 1747 6 and its 20th and current is Christopher Eisgruber who was elected in 2013 7 a All of Princeton s presidents have been male besides Shirley Tilghman 9 all have been white 10 James Carnahan had the longest serving tenure at 31 years and Jonathan Edwards had the shortest at five weeks 6 There have been six acting presidents 11 and eleven presidents who have been alumni of the university 10 Princeton presidents have a long association with the Presbyterian church 12 with every president before Woodrow Wilson in 1902 being a Presbyterian clergyman 13 The first nine presidents were slaveholders with five holding slaves while living in the president s house 11 Thirteen of Princeton s seventeen deceased presidents are buried in President Lot of Princeton Cemetery 14 As of 2019 update the salary of the president was 944 952 15 The president s official residence has changed several times over the lifespan of the university Built in 1756 the John Maclean House also known as the President s House was where the president lived until Prospect House was acquired in 1878 16 In 1968 the official residence switched again to Walter Lowrie House 17 The Office of the President is housed in Nassau Hall 18 Contents 1 Presidents 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References 4 1 Citations 4 2 Works cited 5 External linksPresidents EditList of presidents No President Presidency Notes Ref 1 Jonathan Dickinson 1747 Died shortly after entering office from a pleuritic illness 19 6 2 Aaron Burr Sr 1748 1757 b Minister of the Presbyterian Church of Newark 21 Father of Aaron Burr the third Vice President of the United States 22 Died from illness while in office 23 6 David Cowell 1757 1758 Served as acting president 11 11 3 Jonathan Edwards 1758 Eminent theologian to the First Great Awakening 24 25 Died five weeks into office after a fever from a smallpox vaccine 26 6 Jacob Green 1758 1759 Delegate for Morris County to the Provincial Congress of New Jersey 27 Father of Ashbel Green 8th president of the university 28 27 Served as acting president 6 6 4 Samuel Davies 1759 1761 Died shortly after entering office from pneumonia 29 6 5 Samuel Finley 1761 1766 Founder of West Nottingham Academy 30 31 Minister of the Cold Spring Presbyterian Church 32 Graduate of the Log College 33 Died while in office in Philadelphia seeking medical treatment 34 6 John Blair 1767 1768 Graduate of the Log College 33 Served as acting president 6 6 6 John Witherspoon 1768 1794 Signer of the Declaration of Independence Delegate to the Second Continental Congress Moderator of the first General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America 35 Died while in office 36 6 7 Samuel S Smith 1795 1812 First president of Hampden Sydney College 37 College of New Jersey alumnus 10 Resigned after pressure from the university trustees and ongoing issues with the institution 38 6 8 Ashbel Green 1812 1822 Third Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives 39 College of New Jersey alumnus 10 Resigned after his loss of confidence in the university trustees 28 6 Philip Lindsley 1822 1823 First president of the now defunct University of Nashville 40 College of New Jersey alumnus 41 Served as acting president 6 6 9 James Carnahan 1823 1854 One of the founders of the Chi Phi fraternity 42 43 College of New Jersey alumnus 10 6 10 John Maclean Jr 1854 1868 College of New Jersey alumnus 10 6 11 James McCosh 1868 1888 6 12 Francis L Patton 1888 1902 Resigned after pressure from university trustees due to dissatisfaction with his lackluster administration style 44 6 13 Woodrow Wilson 1902 1910 28th President of the United States 34th Governor of New Jersey 45 College of New Jersey alumnus 10 6 John A Stewart 1910 1912 Served as acting president 6 6 14 John G Hibben 1912 1932 College of New Jersey alumnus 10 6 Edward D Duffield 1932 1933 Served as acting president 6 6 15 Harold W Dodds 1933 1957 President of the National Municipal League 46 Princeton alumnus 10 6 16 Robert F Goheen 1957 1972 United States Ambassador to India 47 Princeton alumnus 10 6 17 William G Bowen 1972 1988 President of the Andrew W Mellon Foundation 48 Princeton alumnus 10 49 18 Harold T Shapiro 1988 2001 10th President of the University of Michigan 50 Princeton alumnus 10 49 19 Shirley M Tilghman 2001 2013 First female president of Princeton University 9 49 20 Christopher L Eisgruber 2013 present Princeton alumnus 10 49 See also EditList of Princeton University people History of Princeton UniversityNotes Edit Although 25 people have held the office Princeton University does not consider acting presidents in its counting as a result in official releases by the university Christopher Eisgruber is considered the 20th president 8 Burr was formally elected president in November 1748 however he had been in charge since Dickinson s death in October 1747 20 References EditCitations Edit Leitch 1978 p 199 Fiske Edward B Lecuyer Michelle 2019 Fiske Guide to Colleges 2020 Naperville Sourcebooks pp 563 567 ISBN 978 1 4926 6494 9 a b c d Princeton University Bylaws PDF Princeton University May 30 2020 Archived PDF from the original on July 4 2021 Retrieved July 28 2021 Board of Trustees Office of the President Princeton University Archived from the original on July 4 2021 Retrieved July 29 2021 Leitch 1978 p 89 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Leitch 1978 p 376 Christopher Eisgruber The Presidents of Princeton University Princeton University Archived from the original on July 22 2021 Retrieved July 29 2021 Aronson Emily September 22 2013 Eisgruber installed as president of Princeton upholds ideal of liberal arts Princeton University Archived from the original on May 26 2021 Retrieved July 29 2021 a b Horwitz Stephen June 2001 Biologist becomes first woman to lead Princeton Nature Medicine 7 6 646 doi 10 1038 88993 ISSN 1546 170X a b c d e f g h i j k l m Presidents of Princeton Princetoniana Museum Princeton University Archived from the original on July 29 2021 Retrieved July 29 2021 a b c d Durkee 2022 p 362 Wertenbaker Thomas J 1998 The College of New Jersey and the Presbyterian Church The Journal of Presbyterian History 1997 Presbyterian Historical Society 76 1 31 35 ISSN 1521 9216 JSTOR 23335338 Axtell James 2006 The Making of Princeton University From Woodrow Wilson to the Present Princeton Princeton University Press p 330 ISBN 978 0 691 12686 9 Durkee 2022 p 363 Trustees Of Princeton University Nonprofit Explorer ProPublica 2019 Archived from the original on August 1 2021 Retrieved August 1 2021 Leitch 1978 p 299 Leitch 1978 p 292 About The Office Office of the President Princeton University Archived from the original on June 27 2021 Retrieved July 29 2021 Leitch 1978 p 136 Leitch 1978 p 377 Leitch 1978 p 67 Leitch 1978 p 69 Leitch 1978 p 68 Marsden George M 2003 Jonathan Edwards A Life New Haven Yale University Press p 1 ISBN 978 0 300 09693 4 Kidd Thomas S 2007 The Great Awakening The Roots of Evangelical Christianity in Colonial America New Haven Yale University Press pp 13 22 ISBN 978 0 300 11887 2 Leitch 1978 p 152 a b Guide to the Jacob Green Collection 1779 1782 ca 1900 MG 579 The New Jersey Historical Society Archived from the original on July 28 2021 Retrieved July 28 2021 a b Lewis Robert E 1957 Ashbel Green 1762 1848 Preacher Educator Editor Journal of the Presbyterian Historical Society 1943 1961 Presbyterian Historical Society 35 3 141 156 ISSN 0147 3735 JSTOR 23325169 Leitch 1978 p 126 Sturgill Erika Quesenbery October 14 2017 The Irish roots of West Nottingham s founder Cecil Whig Retrieved July 28 2021 2012 Congressional Record Vol 158 Page S491 February 9 2012 Famous Old New Jersey Church A Presbyterian Congregation Formed 182 Years Ago The New York Times May 3 1896 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved July 28 2021 a b Craven Elijah R June 1902 The Log College of Neshaminy and Princeton University Journal of the Presbyterian Historical Society 1901 1930 Presbyterian Historical Society 1 4 309 JSTOR 23322482 Leitch 1978 p 181 Leitch 1978 pp 523 527 Leitch 1978 p 523 Hampden Sydney College History 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