Milo Parker Jewett
American academic, teacher and politician
About Milo Parker Jewett
Lived 1808 – 1882 (aged 74). Milo Parker Jewett was an American teacher, politician and academic administrator.
Jewett House, Vassar College, designed by Prof. Lewis Pitcher of Vassar College and the firm of Pitcher & Tachau Milo Parker Jewett (27 April 1808 – 9 June 1882) was an American author and college president. He was the first president of Vassar College and first president of Judson College, holding the office from 1861 to 1864, and 1838 to 1855, respectively.
Biography Born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, on 27 April 1808, Jewett was a graduate of Dartmouth College (1828) and Andover Theological Seminary (1833). He became a professor of rhetoric and political economy Marietta College, resigning in 1838 after adopting Baptist tenets. when he resigned from office following a disagreement with Vassar.
Publications Baptism (1840) Education in Europe (1863) Relations of Boards of Health and Intemperance (1874) The Model Academy (1875)
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American academic, teacher and politician (1808–1882)
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Milo Parker Jewett was born on 27 April 1808 in St. Johnsbury.
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Milo Parker Jewett died on 9 June 1882 in Milwaukee.
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