Samuel Andrew was an American Congregational clergyman and educator.
11 Facts About Samuel Andrew
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The elder Samuel was a merchant and shipmaster and the master builder of the first Harvard Hall.
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Samuel Andrew graduated from Harvard College in 1675 and received a master's degree in 1678.
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Samuel Andrew then became a tutor at the college until 1684.
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Samuel Andrew was elected a Fellow of the college in 1679.
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Samuel Andrew was one of the ministers who assembled at Saybrook in 1708 by order of the General Court for the purpose of adopting and recommending to the churches a manual of church discipline called the "Saybrook Platform".
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Samuel Andrew was one of the ten ministers who were the founding trustees of the Collegiate School in 1701.
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Samuel Andrew had close ties to several of his fellow trustees.
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Samuel Andrew served as the rector pro tempore of the Collegiate School between 1707 and 1719.
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Samuel Andrew continued to reside at Milford, loyal to his congregation, teaching the senior students there.
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Samuel Andrew refused to move to Saybrook, Connecticut, or, after the college moved, to New Haven.