Martin Brewer Anderson

Rev. Martin Brewer Anderson (1815–1890) was the first president of the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York. 

Biography
Anderson was born February 12, 1815 in Brunswick, Maine.  He graduated from Waterville College in 1840 and then attended Newton Theological Institution in Newton, Massachusetts.  He taught at Waterville College and edited the Baptist weekly New York Recorder.  He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1864.  He died February 26, 1890 in Lake Helen, Florida and is buried in the University of Rochester plot at Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester. 

President of the University of Rochester
He served in the position from 1853 to 1888.  His initial salary was $1,800 per year. 

References

External links
 NY Times obituary February 27, 1890
Campus Times article

Category:Presidents of the University of Rochester
Category:Colby College alumni
Category:Andover Newton Theological School alumni
Category:Baptists from the United States
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Category:1890 deaths
Category:Members of the American Antiquarian Society