About Silas Totten
Lived 1804 – 1873 (aged 69). Silas Totten was an American teacher.
Silas Totten (March 26, 1804 – October 7, 1873) was an American academic and college president.
He served as the third President of Trinity College from 1837 to 1848. He then served as Professor of Moral and Intellectual Philosophy at the College of William and Mary in Virginia from 1849 to 1859. He was the second President of the University of Iowa, serving from 1859 to 1862.
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Who was Silas Totten?
American clergyman and educator
When was Silas Totten born?
Silas Totten was born on 26 March 1804.
When did Silas Totten die?
Silas Totten died on 7 October 1873.
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Silas Totten was a teacher.
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Silas Totten was American.
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