The Reverend Eleazar Wheelock (April 22, 1711 – April 24, 1779) was an American Congregational minister, orator, educator, and founder of Dartmouth College. April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... // Events February 24 - The London premiere of Rinaldo by George Friderich Handel, the first Italian opera written for the London stage. ... April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). ... 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Congregational churches are Protestant Christian churches practicing congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation indepedently and autonomously runs its own affairs. ... Dartmouth College is a private academic institution in Hanover, New Hampshire, in the United States. ...

He was born in Windham, Connecticut to Ralph Wheelock and Ruth Huntington. He is the great grandson of the first teacher of the first free school in New England (see Dedham, MA), Rev. Ralph Wheelock, puritan. In 1733, he graduated from Yale College having won the first award of the Dean Berkeley Donation for the distinction in classics. He continued his theological studies at Yale until he was licensed to preach in May of 1734, and installed as pastor of the Second Congregational Church of Lebanon, Conn. in February of 1735. He served as their minister for 35 years. On April 29, 1735, he married Sarah Davenport. He participated fully and enthusiastically in the Great Awakening, which had begun to sweep the Connecticut River Valley around the time of his graduation from Yale. He was one of its greatest proponents in Connecticut, serving as the "chief intelligencer of revival news". Windham is a town located in Windham County, Connecticut. ... Dedham is a town located in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. ... Events February 12 - British colonist James Oglethorpe founds Savannah, Georgia. ... For other uses, see Yale (disambiguation). ... Events January 8 - Premiere of George Frideric Handels opera Ariodante at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. ... Events April 16 - The London premiere of Alcina by George Frideric Handel, his first the first Italian opera for the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden. ... April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... Events April 16 - The London premiere of Alcina by George Frideric Handel, his first the first Italian opera for the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden. ... Great Awakenings are commonly said to be periods of religious revival in Anglo-American religious history. ... The Connecticut River Valley is a long river valley formed by the Connecticut River stretching from The New Hampshire/Quebec border to Long Island Sound on the Connecticut Coast. ...

In 1743, he took in a student named Samson Occom, a Mohican who knew English, and had been converted to Christianity in his childhood. Eleazar's success in preparing Occom for the ministry encouraged him to found a school for Native American Indians, with the purpose of instilling, in the boys, elements of secular and religious education, so that they could return to their native culture as missionaries. The girls were to be taught "housewifery" and writing. The school was to be supported by charitable contribution. His plans to educate the young Native American students in his Charity School did not progress well however - many of his students became sick and died while some turned profligate and in other ways failed to successfully pursue the charter of missionary work. // Events February 14 - Henry Pelham becomes British Prime Minister February 21 - - The premiere in London of George Frideric Handels oratorio, Samson. ... Samson Occom was born in 1723 into the Mohegan nation near New London, Connecticut to Joshua Tomacham and Sarah, believed to be a direct descendant of the famous Mohegan chief, Uncas. ... The Mohicans were, during the 16th century and the beginning of the 17th century, a functional confederation of several branches of Native Americans. ... Christianity is a monotheistic religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, known by Christians as Jesus Christ, as recounted in the New Testament. ...

He eventually decided to enlarge the school to include a college (for the education of whites in the classics, philosophy, and literature) and began to search for another location for the school. Eleazar obtained a charter from King George III on December 13, 1769, over the objections of Samson Occom and the English Board of Trustees headed by Lord Dartmouth who opposed the addition of the college. Despite Lord Dartmouth's opposition, Eleazar named the college Dartmouth College, and Dresden, NH (later renamed Hanover) was chosen for the site, and in 1771, four students were graduated in Dartmouth's first commencement, including Eleazar's son John. George III (George William Frederick) (4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until 1 January 1801, and thereafter King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. ... December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1769 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Samson Occom was born in 1723 into the Mohegan nation near New London, Connecticut to Joshua Tomacham and Sarah, believed to be a direct descendant of the famous Mohegan chief, Uncas. ... William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth (June 20, 1731 - July 7, 1801) was a British statesman who is most remembered for his part in the government before and during the American Revolution. ... Dartmouth College is a private academic institution in Hanover, New Hampshire, in the United States. ... 1771 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Rev. Eleazar Wheelock died during the Revolutionary War, on April 24, 1779. He is buried in Hanover, NH. His writings include "Narrative of the Indian School at Lebanon." The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was a war fought primarily between Great Britain and revolutionaries within thirteen of her North American colonies. ... April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). ... 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Dartmouth Colleges Baker Library is a prominent feature at the center of Hanover Located on the Connecticut River in the state of New Hampshire, United States, Hanover has a population of 10,850. ...

External links

• Papers of Eleazar Wheelock
• Another Short Biography
• A Brief History of Dartmouth
• Short Biography of Eleazar Wheelock
• Dartmouth College
• Wheelock Succession