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Dartmouth College. Office of the President, Francis Brown, 1784-1820

 

Dates

  • Existence: 1784 - 1820
  • Usage: 1784 - 1820

Biography

Francis Brown, (born January 11, 1784, Chester, NH. [U.S.] – died July 27, 1820, Hanover, NH. [U.S.]), graduated from Dartmouth College in 1805 and from 1806-1809 held tutorship there. Brown served as the College’s third president.

Brown was removed from his presidency at the college as part of the actions that resulted in the Dartmouth College case but was reinstated following the 1819 decision in favor of the college.

Brown, a pastor from Yarmouth, Maine, presided over Dartmouth College during the famous Supreme Court hearing of the Trustees of Dartmouth College v. William H. Woodward or more commonly called the Dartmouth College Case. Under the leadership of President Brown, the Trustees resisted the effort, and the case for Dartmouth was argued by Daniel Webster before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1818.

While the outcome was a tremendous victor for Dartmouth, the turmoil of the four-year legal battle left the college in perilous financial condition and took its toll on the health of President Brown. His condition steadily deteriorating, the Trustees made provisions, in 1819, for “the senior professors… to perform all the public duties pertaining to the Office of President of the College” in the event of his disability. Francis Brown died in July 1820 at the age of 36.

Found in 67 Collections and/or Records:

Francis Brown letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 809557
Mss 809557
Date(s): 1809-10-07
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Francis Brown letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 818221.1
Mss 818221.1
Date(s): 1818-03-21
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Francis Brown letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 818290
Mss 818290
Date(s): 1818-04
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Francis Brown letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 818540
Mss 818540
Date(s): 1818-09
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Francis Brown letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 818560.1
Mss 818560.1
Date(s): 1818-10-10
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Francis Brown letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 818565.3
Mss 818565.3
Date(s): 1818-10-15
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Francis Brown letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 818604
Webster Mss 818604
Date(s): 1818-11-04
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Francis Brown letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 818640
Mss 818640
Date(s): 1818-11
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Francis Brown letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 819205.1
Mss 819205.1
Date(s): 1819-03-05
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Francis Brown letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 819224
Mss 819224
Date(s): 1819-03-24
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Francis Brown letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 819240
Mss 819240
Date(s): 1819-03
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Francis Brown letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 819304.3
Mss 819304.3
Date(s): 1819-05-04
Abstract

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Francis Brown letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 819304.4
Mss 819304.4
Date(s): 1819-05-04
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Francis Brown letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 819375
Mss 819375
Date(s): 1819-06-25
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Francis Brown letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 819417.1
Mss 819417.1
Date(s): 1819-07-17
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Francis Brown letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 819424
Mss 819424
Date(s): 1819-07-24
Abstract

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Francis Brown letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 819469
Webster Mss 819469
Date(s): 1819-08-19
Abstract

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Francis Brown letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 819480
Mss 819480
Date(s): 1819-08-30
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Francis Brown letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 820418.1
Mss 820418.1
Date(s): 1820-07-18
Abstract

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Francis Brown letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 816462
Mss 816462
Date(s): 1816-08-12
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