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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]
Most presidents of the United States received a college education, even most of the earliest.Of the first seven presidents, five were college graduates. College degrees have set the presidents apart from the general population, and presidents have held degrees even though it was quite rare and unnecessary for practicing most occupations, including law.
President of the Second Bank of the United States, 1822–39. [116] Alan Blinder: B 1967, F 1971– Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, 1994–96. [117] David Dodge: PhD 1972 Governor of the Bank of Canada, 2001–08. [118] W. Braddock Hickman: F President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, 1963–70. [119] Paul Jenkins: GS 1982–83
Princeton University was founded in Elizabeth, New Jersey, in 1746 as the College of New Jersey, shortly before moving into the newly built Nassau Hall in Princeton.In 1783, for about four months Nassau Hall hosted the United States Congress, and many of the students went on to become leaders of the young republic.
After earning a Ph.D. in political science from Johns Hopkins University, Wilson taught at various schools before becoming the president of Princeton University. Wilson later went onto become governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913, a major progressive reformer and then finally, President of the United States from 1913 to 1921.
Witherspoon grave at Princeton Cemetery. Witherspoon suffered eye injuries and was blind by 1792. He died in 1794 on his farm Tusculum, just outside Princeton, and is buried along Presidents Row in Princeton Cemetery. [29] An inventory of Witherspoon's possessions taken at his death included "two slaves ... valued at a hundred dollars each". [30]
James Madison, Father of the U.S. Constitution, fourth President of the United States, member of the Princeton Class of 1771, and Princeton's first graduate student.. This list of Princeton University people include notable alumni (graduates and attendees) or faculty members (professors of various ranks, researchers, and visiting lecturers or professors) affiliated with Princeton University.
This category is for people who have served the office of President of Princeton University. Pages in category "Presidents of Princeton University" The following 27 ...