| 词条 | Willard Preston |
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Early life, education, and early servicePreston was born in Uxbridge in 1785. He was educated in Uxbridge.[2] He graduated from Brown University in 1806 and served churches at Uxbridge, in Rhode Island, and Vermont.[3] 4th President of UVM, and honorary Doctorate from the University of GeorgiaIn 1825 he became the 4th President of the University of Vermont UVM. During his tenure, the Marquies de Layfayette laid the cornerstone of the south College of UVM.[4] He pastored the well known Independent Presbyterian church of Savannah, Georgia for over 25 years. He received an honorary DD from the University of Georgia, prior to his death in 1856.[5] Preston had several bound volumes of published sermons and is perhaps best known for a farewell sermon at St. Albans, VT and a sermon during a period of national fasting and mourning on the death of President Harrison in 1841. References1. ^http://www.uvm.edu/installation/?Page=preston.html University of Vermont, Office of the President; Rev. Willard Preston, DD, 1825-1826 {{University of Vermont presidents}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Preston, Willard}}2. ^http://www.uvm.edu/installation/?Page=preston.html University of Vermont, Office of the President; Rev. Willard Preston, DD, 1825-1826 3. ^http://www.uvm.edu/installation/?Page=preston.html University of Vermont, Office of the President; Rev. Willard Preston, DD, 1825-1826 4. ^http://www.uvm.edu/installation/?Page=preston.html University of Vermont, Office of the President; Rev. Willard Preston, DD, 1825-1826 5. ^http://www.uvm.edu/installation/?Page=preston.html University of Vermont, Office of the President; Rev. Willard Preston, DD, 1825-1826 7 : Educators from Massachusetts|People from Uxbridge, Massachusetts|Brown University alumni|Presidents of the University of Vermont|People from Savannah, Georgia|1785 births|1856 deaths |
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