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Alonzo Ames Miner, 1862 Alonzo Ames Miner (1814-95) was the second president of Tufts, serving from 1862 to 1875. He was born in Lempster, New Hampshire, on August 17, 1814. As a young man, Miner taught school in various rural towns in Vermont and New Hampshire. In 1839 he was ordained a Universalist minister. Although Miner had little formal education himself, he was firmly devoted to the cause of education. He was at various times a member of the Board of Trustees of Tufts College, the Board of Overseers of Harvard, the Massachusetts State Board of Education and other secular and religious educational institutions. Alonzo Miner was involved in many moral and civic organizations. He was very active in local work relief committees, national and state peace congresses, and other local civic groups. Miner brought the college back from the brink of financial ruin and developed many new educational programs. He died on June 14, 1895. A bronze bust in memory of Miner is located in Goddard Chapel. |
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