James Manning (minister)
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James Manning was an American Baptist minister, educator and legislator from Providence, Rhode Island. He was the first president of Brown University and one of its most involved founders, and served
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Built in 1770, University Hall is the oldest building on Brown's campus, one of the oldest academic buildings in the United States. Built during his presidency, it was the center of the university during President Manning's tenure.
First Baptist Church in America edifice built during Manning's ministry
Baptism at Northolt Park Baptist Church
Brown University
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Brown University is a private Ivy League research university in the College Hill neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island, United States. The university is the seventh-oldest institution of higher edu
James Manning (minister)
…October 22, 1738 – July 29, 1791) was an American Baptist minister, educator and legislator from Providence, Rhode Island. He was the first president of Brown University and one of its most involved founders, and served as minister of the First Baptist Church in America. Manning was born in Elizabethtown, New Jersey…
Petitioner Ezra Stiles later became the seventh president of Yale College.
Petitioner William Ellery signed the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776.
The Ezra Stiles copy of Brown's 1764 charter