Samuel Stanhope Smith

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Samuel Stanhope Smith (March 15, 1751 – August 21, 1819) was a Presbyterian minister, founding president of Hampden–Sydney College and the seventh president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) from 1795 to 1812. His stormy career ended in his enforced resignation. His words - "If reason and charity cannot promote the cause of truth and piety, I cannot see how it should ever flourish under the withering fires of wrath and strife" - epitomize his career.

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Birth: Mar. 15, 1751 Death: Aug. 21, 1819

Seventh Princeton University President from 1795 to 1812.

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Spouse:

 Anne Witherspoon Smith (1749 - 1817)*

Children:

 Frances Ann Smith Prevost (1780 - 1807)*

 Mary Clay Smith Breckinridge (1787 - 1864)*

 Caroline Laurens Smith (1798 - 1814)*

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Burial: Princeton Cemetery Princeton Mercer County New Jersey, USA

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