William Augustus Stearns

William Augustus Stearns (March 17, 1805 – June 8, 1876) was a 19th-century American Reformed minister and teacher who served as president of Amherst College from 1854 to 1876.

William Augustus Stearns
BornMarch 17, 1805 Edit this on Wikidata
Bedford Edit this on Wikidata
DiedJune 8, 1876 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 71)
Springfield Edit this on Wikidata
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William A. Stearns was born in Bedford, Massachusetts on March 17, 1805.[1] He graduated from Harvard College in 1827 and then Andover Seminary in 1831. Stearns served as pastor of Prospect Street Congregational Church from 1831 to 1854 when he left to become president of Amherst College. He served as president from 1854 until his death in 1876 and was one of the school's longest serving presidents.[2][3] His son Wilfrid Alden Stearns was an amateur naturalist who wrote several books.

He died in Springfield, Massachusetts on June 8, 1876.[4]

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  1. ^ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. V. James T. White & Company. 1907. p. 309. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ William Stearns, President (amherstiana.org)
  3. ^ Amherst College Archives & Special Collections: William Augustus Stearns Papers (1801-1875)
  4. ^ "Obituary: Sudden Death of President Stearns of Amherst College". The Boston Post. Springfield, Massachusetts. June 9, 1876. p. 2. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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Preceded by President of Amherst College
1854–1876
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