Eliphalet Nott (June 25, 1773 – January 25, 1866) was an American Presbyterian minister, inventor, educational pioneer, and long-term president of Union College, Schenectady, New York.
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Early life
Nott was born at Ashford, Connecticut, on June 25, 1773. He was the second son, and youngest of nine children, born to Stephen Nott and Deborah (née Selden) Nott.
In 1795, he earned a degree from Rhode Island College (which later became known as Brown University).
Career
Around 1802, he was called to the Presbyterian Church at Albany, where he took a prominent position as a preacher and was heard by large congregations. Among his successful pulpit efforts at Albany was a sermon on the death of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, entitled On the Death of Hamilton, condemning the practice of dueling, that had profound influence in curtailing the custom and remains recognized to this day as an exemplary period example of the orator's art.