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Lord, Nathan, 1792-1870

 

Dates

  • Existence: 1792 - 1870

Biography

Nathan Lord (born November 28, 1792, Berwick, Maine [U.S.] – died September 9, 1870, Hanover, New Hampshire [U.S.]), graduated from Bowdoin College in 1809, attended Andover Theological Seminary and was a U.S. Congregational clergyman and educator. Lord served as the College’s sixth president (1828-1863).

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, and in 1833 was its Vice President. But his views on slavery changed dramatically; he came to see it as "not a moral evil", but "an ordinance of...God", which "providentially found a settlement in this country". These views and his opposition to the Civil War, which he blamed on abolitionists, 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." Lord tendered his resignation. He continued as an active member of the Dartmouth College community, in Hanover, New Hampshire, until his death in 1870.

Found in 133 Collections and/or Records:

Nathan Lord letter

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Identifier: Mss 836224
Mss 836224
Date(s): 1836-03-24
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Nathan Lord letter

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Identifier: Mss 836166
Mss 836166
Date(s): 1836-02-16
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Nathan Lord letter

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Identifier: Mss 836177
Mss 836177
Date(s): 1836-02-27
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Nathan Lord letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 836202
Mss 836202
Date(s): 1836-03-02
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Nathan Lord letter

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Identifier: Mss 836205
Mss 836205
Date(s): 1836-03-05
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Nathan Lord letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 836258.1
Mss 836258.1
Date(s): 1836-04-08
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Nathan Lord letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 836406
Mss 836406
Date(s): 1836-07-06
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Nathan Lord letter

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Identifier: Mss 836619
Mss 836619
Date(s): 1836-11-19
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Nathan Lord letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 844404
Mss 844404
Date(s): 1844-07-04
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Nathan Lord letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 844579
Mss 844579
Date(s): 1844-10-29
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Nathan Lord letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 845676
Mss 845676
Date(s): 1845-12-26
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Nathan Lord letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 847674
Mss 847674
Date(s): 1847-12-24
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Nathan Lord letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 848270
Mss 848270
Date(s): 1848-04-20
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Nathan Lord letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 848275
Mss 848275
Date(s): 1848-04-25
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Nathan Lord letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 848408
Mss 848408
Date(s): 1848-07-08
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Nathan Lord letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 865900.2
Mss 865900.2
Date(s): 1865
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Letter from Nathan Lord to Asa Dodge Smith, telling him that he will not refuse to aid Smith as requested although perhaps Smith should be the only speaker.

Nathan Lord letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 866110.1
Mss 866110.1
Date(s): 1866-01-10
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Four-page letter from Nathan Lord to the Amoskeag Veterans, declining an invitation to address the Association on the occasion of their anniversary, and explaining his reasons.

Nathan Lord letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 867673.1
Mss 867673.1
Date(s): 1867-12-23
Scope and Contents

Four-page letter by Nathan Lord addressed to "My dear son and daughter" regarding a Christmas party. William is in poor health." (Photocopy)

Nathan Lord letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 863424
Mss 863424
Date(s): 1863-07-24
Scope and Contents

Four-page letter from Nathan Lord to the Dartmouth College Trustees in which he resigns from the presidency of Dartmouth College.

Nathan Lord letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 863451.1
Mss 863451.1
Date(s): 1863-08-01
Scope and Contents

Three-page letter from Nathan Lord in Hanover, New Hampshire to Mr. Haines, thanking him for supporting his cause and mentions his resignation.

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