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James Manning

American educator
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Born:
Oct. 22, 1738, Piscataway, N.J.
Died:
July 29, 1791, Providence, R.I., U.S. (aged 52)

James Manning (born Oct. 22, 1738, Piscataway, N.J.—died July 29, 1791, Providence, R.I., U.S.) was a U.S. Baptist clergyman who founded Rhode Island College (renamed Brown University in 1804) and served as its first president. Manning, a graduate of Princeton in 1762, was ordained to the Baptist ministry the following year. Baptist authorities, intent on founding a college, put Manning, who had graduated second in his class, in charge of the project. A site was selected in Rhode Island, which was near the geographical centre of the colonies, and a charter was granted by the Rhode Island Assembly in March ...(100 of 206 words)

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