Joseph Caldwell

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Joseph Caldwell

Monument to Joseph Caldwell on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Born April 21, 1773(1773-04-21)
Lamington, New Jersey
Died January 27, 1835
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Nationality American
Alma mater Princeton University
Occupation Educator, Religious Minister
Known for 1st President of the University of North Carolina
Term 1804-1812
1816-1835
Predecessor James Smiley Gillaspie
Successor Robert Hett Chapman
David Lowry Swain
Religious beliefs Presbyterian
Spouse Susan Rowan
Helen Hogg Hooper

Joseph Caldwell (17731835), was a U.S. educator, Presbyterian minister, and mathematician. He was the first president of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, holding the office from 1804 until 1812, and from 1816 until his death in 1835. He was born in Lamington, New Jersey.

Caldwell County, North Carolina is named for him.

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