Background
Bartlett, Samuel Colcord was born on November 25, 1817 in Salisbury, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Samuel C. and Eleanor (Pettengill) Bartlett.
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Samuel Colcord Bartlett
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Graduate Dartmouth, 1836, honorary Doctor of Laws, honorary Doctor of Divinity. Graduate Andover Theological Seminary, 1842. LL.d. (honorary) Harvard, Princeton m.
Laura Bradlee, August 1843.
Career
Another period of growth for Dartmouth College marked the tenure of President Bartlett, with the building of Rollins Chapel, Bartlett Hall and Wilson Hall. An elective course for students took shape during his administration and the endowment surpassed the million-dollar mark. Bartlett improved working conditions for faculty members and added 30 more scholarships to what had been an already growing list during the tenure of President Lord.
But the administration of President Bartlett was an embattled one, and he lost the vital support of faculty and alumni alike.
The controversy surrounding him reached an apogee when the majority of the graduating Class of 1881 called for his removal from office. As a result, the charges—that he had alienated the faculty, ignored important administrative duties and generally conducted himself in a way unbecoming a Dartmouth president--"melted away," in the words of one chronicler.
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Subjected to an investigation by the Trustees, Bartlett employed what had become a legendary wit and finely honed intelligence to explain his actions and defend his administration.
Membership
President Bartlett remained in office until 1892, when he resigned to become a member of the faculty.
Connections
Married second, Mary Learned, May 12, 1846. Children: Edwin Julius, Alice Stimson, William Alfred, Samuel Colcord.
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United States