Benjamin Labaree | |
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President of Middlebury College | |
In office 1840–1866 |
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Preceded by | Joshua Bates |
Succeeded by | Harvey Denison Kitchel |
Personal details | |
Born |
Charlestown, New Hampshire |
June 3, 1801
Died | November 15, 1883 Walpole, New Hampshire |
(aged 82)
Benjamin Labaree (June 3, 1801 – November 15, 1883) was a minister, professor and the longest serving president of Middlebury College from 1840 until 1866. Labaree was born in Charlestown, New Hampshire. He was an 1828 graduate of Dartmouth College as well as a recipient of graduate degrees from the University of Vermont and Dartmouth.