Clark T. Hinman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Clark T. Hinman

First President of Northwestern University

Date of Birth: 03-Aug-1819

Place of Birth: Kortright, New York, United States

Date of Death: 21-Oct-1854

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Clark Titus Hinman (August 3, 1819 – October 21, 1854) was the first president of Northwestern University.
Hinman was born in Delaware County, New York into a Methodist family.
He attended Wesleyan University, and after graduation served as an instructor at a seminary in Newbury, Vermont.
In 1846, Hinman left Newbury and went to the Wesleyan seminary in Albion, Michigan (which later became Albion College, where he served as president from 1846 – 1853).
While at Albion, Hinman met Erastus O.
Haven (a future president of NU), and they discussed the formation of a new University.
Hinman was unanimously elected president of Northwestern University by the board of trustees on August 23, 1853. Hinman also was one of the co-founders of the Eclectic Society, originally a college fraternity at Wesleyan.
The Eclectic Society was founded in 1838, making it one of older fraternal college organizations in the United States.