page_title: Naphtali Daggett
hierarchical_section_title: Naphtali Daggett
caption_attribution_description: English: Portrait of Rev. Naphtali Daggett, sixth president (pro tempore) of Yale College, from 1766 until 1777. Daggett was a 1748 graduate of Yale College. Image courtesy of the Yale University Manuscripts &amp; Archives Digital Images Database. Retouched by MarmadukePercy.
context_page_description: Naphtali Daggett was an American academic and educator. He graduated from Yale University in 1748. Three years later, he became pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Smithtown, Long Island. In 1755, the Yale Corporation persuaded him to return to New Haven to assist President Thomas Clapp in the pulpit, and to be considered for appointment as a college professor. On March 4, 1756, the Corporation inducted him as Yale's first professor—officially the Livingstonian Professor of Divinity.
  Daggett became the college's president pro tempore in 1766 after the resignation of President Clap. Daggett held the office of President for the next eleven years, until 1777.
  When the British attacked New Haven in 1779, Rev. Daggett took up arms in defense but was taken prisoner and forced to serve as a guide. He was bayoneted by his captors, and died in 1780.
context_section_description: Naphtali Daggett (September 8, 1727 – November 25, 1780) was an American academic and educator. He graduated from Yale University in 1748. Three years later, he became pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Smithtown, Long Island.  In 1755, the Yale Corporation persuaded him to return to  New Haven to assist President Thomas Clapp in the pulpit, and to be considered for appointment as a college professor. On March 4, 1756, the Corporation inducted him as Yale's first professor—officially the Livingstonian Professor of Divinity.
  Daggett became the college's president pro tempore in 1766 after the resignation of President Clap.  Daggett held the office of President for the next eleven years, until 1777.
  When the British attacked New Haven in 1779, Rev. Daggett took up arms in defense but was taken prisoner and forced to serve as a guide. He was bayoneted by his captors, and died in 1780.
caption: Rev. Naphtali Daggett
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