Eliphalet Nott

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Early life

Nott was born at Ashford, Connecticut, on June 25, 1773. He was the second son, and youngest of nine children, born to Stephen Nott and Deborah (née Selden) Nott.<ref name="Hislop1971" />

In 1795, he earned a degree from Rhode Island College (which later became known as Brown University).<ref name="Hislop1971" />

Career

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Cover of pamphlet created from 1804 Nott sermon, On the Death of Hamilton
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Opening text of sermon

Around 1802, he was called to the Presbyterian Church at Albany, where he took a prominent position as a preacher and was heard by large congregations. Among his successful pulpit efforts at Albany was a sermon on the death of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, entitled On the Death of Hamilton, condemning the practice of dueling, that had profound influence in curtailing the custom and remains recognized to this day as an exemplary period example of the orator's art.<ref name="Mott1804" />

College presidency

In 1804, at the age of 31, Nott became president of Union College, a role he served in until his death in 1866, during which time more than 4,000 students are estimated to have graduated from Union. He also served as president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute from 1829 to 1845,<ref name="RPI1887" /> where he "visited the school at least every third week and was compensated with one dollar per visit plus all graduation fees."<ref name="rpi" />

Upon assuming the presidency of Union, he reportedly found the College financially embarrassed and successfully worked to place it on sound footings. In the early 1830s, after the founding of the Union Triad fraternities, Nott called for the dissolution of all fraternities. He was dissuaded from this by a member of Delta Phi named John Jay Hyde.<ref name="Hislop1971" />

In 1805, the College of New Jersey conferred upon him the title of D.D. (Doctor of Divinity), and in 1828, he received the title of LL.D. His publications include collections of sermons, Counsels to Young Men (1810), and Lectures on Temperance (1847). In 1814, Nott was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society.<ref name="mvg47" /> A number of imprints authored by Nott, or related to him in some way, reside in the society's collections.<ref name="xW4dU" />

Inventor and real estate investor

As a scientist, he studied heat and obtaining some thirty or more patents for applications of heat to steam engines, but was best known in his day as the inventor of the first stove for anthracite coal, which was named for him.<ref name="Mott1804" />

Nott was an important land speculator and developer, partnering with his nephew Henry Sheldon Anable,<ref name="AstoriaHist" /> buying several farms on the Long Island shore of the East River that became the sites of industrial enterprises.<ref name="CunyJenniferBrisbane" />

Personal life

He married Sarah Marie "Sally" Benedict (1774–1804), the daughter of Rev. Joel Benedict of Plainfield, Connecticut, under whose instruction in early life he pursued his classical and mathematical studies. Before Sally's death at the age of 29 on March 10, 1804, they were the parents of:<ref name="jtX0O" />

  • Joel Benedict Nott (1797-1878), who married Margaret Taylor Cooper. Parents of Charles C. Nott.
  • Sarah Marie Nott (1799–1839), who married Bishop Alonzo Potter, brother of Bishop Horatio Potter.<ref name="Hodges1915" />
  • John Nott (1801–1878), who married Mary Ann Lawrence (1824–1911) in 1830.<ref name="Hislop1971" />
  • Benjamin Nott (1802–1881), who married Elizabeth Cooper (1808–1867).<ref name="Genealogical2000" />

In 1807, he married Gertrude Peebles Tibbits (1771–1841), who died in January 1841.<ref name="rpi" /><ref name="Garraty1999" />

In 1842, a year and a half after the death of his second wife, Nott married Urania Elizabeth Sheldon (1806– April 19, 1886)<ref name="Wilkie1891" /> a Troy Female Seminary graduate who was a well-known superintendent of several women's schools and the leader of several local benevolent associations.<ref name="Harris2014" /><ref name="Wilkie1891" />

Beginning in 1860, Nott suffered a series of strokes while serving as president.<ref name="Harris2014" /> He died on January 25, 1866, in Schenectady, New York, and was buried at the Vale Cemetery in Schenectady.

Legacy

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The Nott Memorial

The Nott Memorial, a centerpiece of the Union College's campus, was built by his grandson, and Union graduate, Edward Tuckerman Potter and named in Nott's honor.<ref name="sHSV9" />

Nott Road in Rexford, New York, the location of his farm, is named for him, as are Nott Street and Nott Terrace, which border Union College in Schenectady, New York. He remains the longest serving college president in the United States to this day.<ref name="union" />

References

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