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Abraham Bruyn Hasbrouck ([[29 November]] [[1791]] in [[Kingston, New York]] – [[23 February]] [[1879]] in [[Kingston, New York]]) was the sixth [[President]] of [[Rutgers University|Rutgers College]] (now [[Rutgers University]]) serving from [[1840]] to [[1850]]. |
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The Reverend John Henry Livingston (1746 near Poughkeepsie, New York – 25 January 1825) was the fourth President of Queen's College (now Rutgers University) serving from 1810 until his death in 1825. |
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1840–1850 Abraham Bruyn Hasbrouck (1791–1879) |
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Hasbrouck, born in [[1791]], studied at the Kingston Academy in New York before entering [[Yale University|Yale College]] where he graduated in [[1810]]. Studying the law under [[Tapping Reeve]] and [[James Gould]], he returned to [[Kingston, New York]] in 1814 to practice [[Law|law]]. Hasbrouck was elected to the [[Nineteenth Congress]] in [[1824]] serving from [[1825]] to [[1827]]. In [[1840]], he was appointed by the Trustees of Rutgers College to be the sixth president, and the first layman to hold the office. During his tenure as President, in which he also taught [[Rhetoric]], [[Constitutional Law]], and [[Political Economy]], he strove to establish independence from the [[Dutch Reformed Church]] and added modern languages and expanded scientific instruction to the curriculum. He resigned in [[1849]], remaining in office until [[1850]] when [[Theodore Frelinghuysen]] had been appointed his successor. Hasbrouck retired to Kingston, New York, where he died on [[23 February]] [[1879]]. |
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* [http://www.rutgers.edu Rutgers University] |
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* [http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/libs/scua/university_archives/leaders.shtml Leadership on the Banks: Rutgers' Presidents, 1766–2004] |
* [http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/libs/scua/university_archives/leaders.shtml Leadership on the Banks: Rutgers' Presidents, 1766–2004] |
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* [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000312 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress] |
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Revision as of 02:59, 29 March 2005
Abraham Bruyn Hasbrouck (29 November 1791 in Kingston, New York – 23 February 1879 in Kingston, New York) was the sixth President of Rutgers College (now Rutgers University) serving from 1840 to 1850.
Hasbrouck, born in 1791, studied at the Kingston Academy in New York before entering Yale College where he graduated in 1810. Studying the law under Tapping Reeve and James Gould, he returned to Kingston, New York in 1814 to practice law. Hasbrouck was elected to the Nineteenth Congress in 1824 serving from 1825 to 1827. In 1840, he was appointed by the Trustees of Rutgers College to be the sixth president, and the first layman to hold the office. During his tenure as President, in which he also taught Rhetoric, Constitutional Law, and Political Economy, he strove to establish independence from the Dutch Reformed Church and added modern languages and expanded scientific instruction to the curriculum. He resigned in 1849, remaining in office until 1850 when Theodore Frelinghuysen had been appointed his successor. Hasbrouck retired to Kingston, New York, where he died on 23 February 1879.