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Past Presidents

Since its founding in 1769, Dartmouth has had 19 presidents, a distinguished line known as the "Wheelock Succession." Past presidents and their dates of service are as follows.

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  • Portrait of Eleazar Wheelock
  • Eleazar Wheelock
  • President, 1769-1779

  • Portrait of John Wheelock
  • John Wheelock
  • President, 1779-1815

  • Portrait of Francis Brown
  • Francis Brown
  • President, 1815-1820

  • Portrait of Daniel Dana
  • Daniel Dana
  • President, 1820-1821

  • Portrait of Bennet Tyler
  • Bennet Tyler
  • President, 1822-1828

  • Portrait of Nathan Lord
  • Nathan Lord
  • President, 1828-1863

  • Portrait of Asa Dodge Smith
  • Asa Dodge Smith
  • President, 1863-1877

  • Portrait of Samuel Colcord Bartlett
  • Samuel Colcord Bartlett
  • President, 1877-1892

  • Portrait of William Jewett Tucker
  • William Jewett Tucker
  • President, 1893-1909

  • Portrait of Ernest Fox Nichols
  • Ernest Fox Nichols
  • President, 1909-1916

  • Portrait of Ernest Martin Hopkins
  • Ernest Martin Hopkins
  • President, 1916-1945

  • Portrait of John Sloan Dickey
  • John Sloan Dickey
  • President, 1945-1970

  • Portrait of John Kemeny
  • John G. Kemeny
  • President, 1970-1981

  • Portrait of David T. McLaughlin
  • David T. McLaughlin
  • President, 1981-1987

  • Portrait of James Freedman
  • James O. Freedman
  • President, 1987-1998

  • Portrait of James Wright
  • James Wright
  • President, 1998-2009

  • Portrait of Jim Yong Kim
  • Jim Yong Kim
  • President, 2009-2012

  • Phil Hanlon
  • Philip J. Hanlon '77
  • President, 2013–2023

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