Rev. John Monteith

Rev. John Monteith

Reverend John Monteith was a Presbyterian minister and one of the co-founders, along with Father Gabriel Richard, of the University of Michigania (also known as the Catholepistemiad), which was the precursor to the University of Michigan. Monteith served as president of the university from 1817 through 1821, when the office was abolished in favor of a Board of Trustees.

While the modern University of Michigan traces its founding date to the establishment of the University of Michigania in 1817, Monteith is not officially considered its first president. That honor is reserved for Henry Philip Tappan, who was named president in 1852 after the Michigan state constitution was rewritten in 1850 and the office of President of the University of Michigan was created.

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last = Bentley Historical Library
year = 2004
title = Presidents of the University of Michigan
url = http://bentley.umich.edu/bhl/uarphome/umpresid.htm
accessdate = 2007-08-23

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title=President of the University of Michigania
years=1817–1821
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next = Henry Philip Tappan
reason = Office abolished until 1850


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