Martin Brewer Anderson

Rev. Martin Brewer Anderson (1815–1890) was the first president of the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York.

Statue of Martin Brewer Anderson on the University of Rochester's River Campus.
Martin Brewer Anderson
1st President of the University of Rochester
In office
1853–1888
Succeeded byDavid Jayne Hill
Personal details
Born(1815-02-12)February 12, 1815
Brunswick, Maine
DiedFebruary 26, 1890(1890-02-26) (aged 75)
Lake Helen, Florida
Alma materColby College

Biography

Anderson was born February 12, 1815 in Brunswick, Maine. He graduated from Waterville College in 1840 and then attended Newton Theological Institution in Newton, Massachusetts. He taught at Waterville College and edited the Baptist weekly New York Recorder.[1] He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1864.[2] He died February 26, 1890 in Lake Helen, Florida and is buried in the University of Rochester plot at Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester.[3]

President of the University of Rochester

He served in the position from 1853 to 1888. His initial salary was $1,800 per year.[4]

References
  1. Brighton-Pittsford COMMUNITY POST newspaper, November 19, 2007
  2. American Antiquarian Society Members Directory
  3. University of Rochester plot
  4. "Presidents of the University of Rochester". Archived from the original on 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2007-11-22.
Academic offices
Preceded by
New position		 President of the University of Rochester
1853 – 1888		 Succeeded by
David Jayne Hill
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