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Dartmouth College is founded by the Reverend Eleazar Wheelock, with a royal charter from King George III, on land donated by Royal governor John Wentworth.
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Dartmouth College
Private college in Hanover, New Hampshire, US
Dartmouth College is a private Ivy League research university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. Established in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock, Dartmouth is one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution. Emerging into national prominence at the turn…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Eleazar Wheelock
American Congregational minister, educator, and founder of Dartmouth College
Eleazar Wheelock was an American Congregational minister, orator, and educator in present-day Columbia, Connecticut, for 35 years before founding Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. He had tutored Samson Occom, a Mohegan who became a Presbyterian minister and the second Native…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Royal charter
Document granting rights from a monarch
A royal charter is a formal grant issued by a monarch under royal prerogative as letters patent. Historically, they have been used to promulgate public laws, the most famous example being the English Magna Carta of 1215, but since the 14th century have only been used in place of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
George III
King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820
George III was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820. The Acts of Union 1800 unified Great Britain and Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, with George as its king. He was concurrently Duke and Prince-elector of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Governor-general
Vice-regal or colonial office
Governor-general, or governor general, is the title of an official, most prominently associated with the British Empire and the Commonwealth. In the context of the governors-general and former British colonies, governors-general continue to be appointed as viceroy to represent…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet
British colonial governor of New Hampshire (1737–1820)
Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet was the British colonial governor of New Hampshire at the time of the American Revolution. He was later also Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia. He is buried in the crypt of St. Paul's Church in Halifax.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
December 13
Day of the year
December 13 is the 347th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 18 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)