William Livingston First Governor of New Jersey 1776-1790
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William Livingston 1723 - 1790, served as the Governor of New Jersey 1776 - 1790, during the American Revolutionary War and was a signer of the United States Constitution. In 1747, Livingston wrote and published a long pastoral poem entitled, "Philosophic Solitude, or the Choice of a Rural Life". One of the first successful original poems written by an American colonist, it was anthologized numerous times into the 19th century. In 1754, Livingston also played a key role in founding the New York Society Library, which is still in existence over a quarter of a millennium later.
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William Livingston<br /><br /><a href="http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/biographies/william-livingston/">Link to the Biography of William Livingston.</a>
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Francis Wayland daguerreotype
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A black and white photograph of Francis Wayland, an American educator and president of Brown University.<br /> <br />Francis Wayland had always advocated for public libraries, and when he became president of Brown University, in 1827, he formed ne as soon as possible for the school. In 1851, he donated the funds needed to establish a library in Wayland, Massachusetts. Up until then, it was up to rich and high ranking philanthropists to donate and create libraries. But when Wayland’s help, legislation was soon put into action to allow towns to establish libraries. In addition to this, Wayland also created Wayland Seminary to educate former slaves, and in Brown, improved academic discipline.
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(Source: Francis Wayland. (2012, July 20). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 19:20, October 12, 2012, from <a href="http://bit.ly/RnhaEB">http://bit.ly/RnhaEB</a>)
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Francis Wayland, Education, Library, Public Libraries, Slavery
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