John Monteith (minister)

John Monteith

Born	August 5, 1788(1788-08-05) Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Died	April 5, 1868(1868-04-05) (aged 79) Elyria, Ohio

Reverend John Monteith (August 5, 1788 – April 5, 1868)^[1] was a Presbyterian minister and a founding father of the University of Michigan, ^[2] formerly known as University of Michigania, also known as the Catholepistemiad. Monteith served as president of the university from 1817 through 1821, when the office was abolished in favor of a Board of Trustees.

While the modern University of Michigan traces its founding date to the establishment of the University of Michigania in 1817, with Monteith serving as the actual first President. The official honor is reserved for Henry Philip Tappan, who was president in 1852 after the Michigan state constitution was rewritten in 1850 and the office of President of the University of Michigan was officially created.

Today the Reverend John Monteith is honored through the The John Monteith Legacy Society, the University's main scholarship trust. ^[3]

References

Bentley Historical Library (2004), Presidents of the University of Michigan, http://bentley.umich.edu/bhl/uarphome/umpresid.htm, retrieved 2007-08-23

Academic offices
New title University of Michigania founded	President of the University of Michigania 1817–1821	Vacant Office abolished until 1850 Title next held by Henry Philip Tappan

Presidents of the University of Michigan

Monteith Tappan Haven Frieze Angell Hutchins Burton Lloyd Little Ruthven Hatcher Fleming Smith Shapiro Fleming Duderstadt Neal Bollinger White (interim) Coleman

Persondata
Name	Monteith, John
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	August 5, 1788
Place of birth	Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Date of death	April 5, 1868
Place of death	Elyria, Ohio