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American clergyman and academic administrator
James Carnahan
(November 15, 1775 ? March 2, 1859) was an American
clergyman
and
educator
who served as the ninth President of
Princeton University
.
Born in
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
, Carnahan was an 1800 graduate of the school when it was called College of New Jersey. He held positions at churches in New Jersey and New York until moving to
Georgetown, District of Columbia
in 1814 to teach school for nine years.
Alongside
John McMillan
, Samuel Miller,
James Mountain
,
John Watson
, he was one of the earliest instructors and leaders of Canonsburg Academy (later Jefferson College and now
Washington & Jefferson College
).
[1]
He was one of the founders of the
Franklin Literary Society
at
Jefferson College
.
[2]
He took the
President of Princeton University
position in 1823. In 1824, he helped to create the
Chi Phi
Society, a semi-religious, semi-literary organization, which ceased activity the following year when it merged with the Philadelphian Society. During his tenure, enrollment increased from 70 to 250.
[3]
After retiring in 1854, Carnahan served as a trustee of the college and as president of the board of trustees of the Theological Seminary. He died in
Newark, New Jersey
.
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