Joseph Caldwell
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| Joseph Caldwell | |
 Monument to Joseph Caldwell on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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| Born | April 21, 1773 Lamington, New Jersey |
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| Died | January 27, 1835 Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
| Occupation | Educator, Religious Minister |
| Known for | 1st President of the University of North Carolina |
| Term | 1804-1812 1816-1835 |
| Predecessor | James Smiley Gillaspie |
| Successor | Robert Hett Chapman David Lowry Swain |
| Religious beliefs | Presbyterian |
| Spouse | Susan Rowan Helen Hogg Hooper |
This article is about the U.S. educator, minister, and mathematician. For the U.S. Representative from North Carolina, see Joseph Pearson Caldwell.
Joseph Caldwell (1773 – 1835), was a U.S. educator, Presbyterian minister, and mathematician. He was the first president of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, holding the office from 1804 until 1812, and from 1816 until his death in 1835. He was born in Lamington, New Jersey.
Caldwell County, North Carolina is named for him.
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