Clark T. Hinman

Clark Titus Hinman (August 3, 1819 – October 21, 1854) was the first president of Northwestern University. Hinman was born in Delaware County, New York into a Methodist family. He attended Wesleyan University, and after graduation served as an instructor at a seminary in Newbury, Vermont. In 1846, Hinman left Newbury and went to the Wesleyan seminary in Albion, Michigan (which later became Albion College, where he served as president from 1846 – 1853). While at Albion, Hinman met Erastus O. Haven (a future president of NU), and they discussed the formation of a new University. Hinman was unanimously elected president of Northwestern University by the board of trustees on August 23, 1853.

Clark Titus Hinman
1st President of Northwestern University
In office 1854–1854
Succeeded by	Henry S. Noyes (interim)
Personal details
Born	(1819-08-03)August 3, 1819 Kortright, New York
Died	October 21, 1854(1854-10-21) (aged 35) Troy, New York
Spouse	Martha A. Morse Hinman
Alma mater	Wesleyan University Ohio Wesleyan University
Profession	Educator
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Hinman also was one of the co-founders of the Eclectic Society, originally a college fraternity at Wesleyan. The Eclectic Society was founded in 1838, making it one of older fraternal college organizations in the United States.