President of Princeton University

Princeton University is led by a President selected by the Board of Trustees. Until the accession of Woodrow Wilson, a political scientist, in 1902, they were all clergymen, as well as professors. President Tilghman is a biologist; her two predecessors were economists.

Presidents

Acting Presidents are in italics

1. Reverend Jonathan Dickinson 1747
2. :Aaron Burr, Sr. 1747-1748
3. Reverend Aaron Burr, Sr. 1748-1757
4. Reverend Jonathan Edwards 1758
5. :Jacob Green 1758-1759
6. Reverend Samuel Davies 1759-1761
7. Reverend Samuel Finley 1761-1766
8. : John Blair 1767-1768
9. Reverend John Witherspoon 1768-1794
10. Reverend Samuel Stanhope Smith 1795-1812
11. Reverend Ashbel Green 1812-1822
12. :Philip Lindsly 1822-1823
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