David Cowell
Appearance
David Cowell | |
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Acting President of Princeton University | |
In office 1757–1758 | |
Preceded by | Aaron Burr Sr. |
Succeeded by | Jonathan Edwards |
Personal details | |
Born | 1704 |
Died | 1760 |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Occupation | Pastor |
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David Cowell (1704–1760) was a Presbyterian minister and briefly the acting president of Princeton University.[1] A graduate of Harvard in 1732, Cowell was a trustee of the college. He was the acting president from 1757 to 1758 and also oversaw the negotiations that led to Samuel Davies becoming the fourth president of the college.[2] He was the first pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Trenton, New Jersey, serving from 1736 to 1760.[3] He died in 1760 and was buried in the churchyard of First Presbyterian Church.[3]
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ Leitch 1978, p. 121.
- ^ Leitch 1978, pp. 121–122.
- ^ a b Morris, Edward Allen (1951). A Brief Historical Sketch of the First Presbyterian Church of Trenton, New Jersey (PDF). OCLC 8606827.
Works cited
[edit]- Leitch, Alexander (1978). A Princeton Companion. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-04654-9.