predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place title birth_date term_start article_title term_end name alma_mater
samuel locke joseph willard 29 november 1797 boston , mass . hampton falls , n.h. president of harvard college 12 january 1723 1774 samuel langdon
 1780 samuel langdon boston latin school harvard college
samuel langdon

samuel langdon -lrb- january 12 , 1723 -- november 29 , 1797 -rrb- was an american congregational clergyman and educator .
after serving as pastor in portsmouth , new hampshire , he was appointed president of harvard university in 1774 .
he held that post until 1780 .
