Samuel Webber
Subtitle: the thirteenth president of Harvard University (1806-1810)
By: Noel Sever O'Reilly.
Publisher: N.S. O'Reilly
Published: 1989
Place of publication: Dallas, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 215
Subjects: Webber, Samuel, 1759-1810.; Harvard University -- Presidents -- Biography.; Education, Higher -- Massachusetts -- History.
Description: Samuel Webber was born in 1760 in Massachusetts. He entered Harvard in 1780 as a student and spent the next 30 years allied with the school as teacher, student, and then university president. In 1789 he married Rebecca Smith and they had seven children. From 1806 til his death in 1810 he served as president of Harvard University. This biography deals with his accomplishments and descendants.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-210) and index.