Henry Dunster

The Reverend Henry Dunster
1st President of Harvard College
In office 1640–1654
Preceded by	Nathaniel Eaton (as headmaster)
Succeeded by	Charles Chauncy
Personal details
Born	November 1609 (1609-11) Bolholt, Bury, Lancashire
Died	February 27, 1659(1659-02-27) (aged 49) Scituate, Massachusetts
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Henry Dunster (November 26, 1609 (baptized) – February 27, 1658/59) was an Anglo-American Puritan clergyman and the first president of Harvard College. Brackney says Dunster was "an important precursor" of the Baptist denomination in America, especially regarding infant baptism, soul freedom, religious liberty, congregational governance, and a radical biblicism.^[1]