Past Presidents
Since its founding in 1769, Dartmouth has had 19 presidents, a distinguished line known as the "Wheelock Succession." Past presidents and their dates of service are as follows.
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- Eleazar Wheelock
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President, 1769-1779
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- John Wheelock
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President, 1779-1815
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- Francis Brown
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President, 1815-1820
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- Daniel Dana
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President, 1820-1821
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- Bennet Tyler
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President, 1822-1828
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- Nathan Lord
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President, 1828-1863
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- Asa Dodge Smith
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President, 1863-1877
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- Samuel Colcord Bartlett
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President, 1877-1892
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- William Jewett Tucker
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President, 1893-1909
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- Ernest Fox Nichols
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President, 1909-1916
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- Ernest Martin Hopkins
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President, 1916-1945
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- John Sloan Dickey
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President, 1945-1970
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- John G. Kemeny
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President, 1970-1981
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- David T. McLaughlin
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President, 1981-1987
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- James O. Freedman
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President, 1987-1998
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- James Wright
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President, 1998-2009
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- Jim Yong Kim
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President, 2009-2012
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- Philip J. Hanlon '77
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President, 2013–2023