Rev. Naphtali Daggett (September 8, 1727 - November 25, 1780) graduated from Yale in 1748 and became pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Smithtown, Long Island in 1751. In 1756 he became professor of divinity at Yale.
He became the second president of Yale pro tempore on the resignation of its first president, Thomas Clap, in 1776, and served in that position until 1777.
When the British attacked New Haven, Connecticut in 1779, Rev. Daggett took up arms in defense but was taken prisoner, and was forced to serve as a guide. He was bayonetted by his captors and died of his wounds.
NaphtaliDaggett (September 8, 1727 - November 25, 1780) graduated from Yale in 1748 and became pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Smithtown, Long Island in 1751.
He became the second president of Yale pro tempore on the resignation of its first president, Thomas Clap, in 1776, and served in that position until 1777.
When the British attacked New Haven, Connecticut in 1779, Rev. Daggett took up arms in defense but was taken prisoner, and was forced to serve as a guide.
He was graduated at Yale in 1748, studied theology, was ordained pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Smithtown, L. I., in 1751, and in 1756 became professor of divinity at Yale, which post he retained until his death.
When the British attacked New Haven in July 1779, Dr. Daggett took part in the defense with a shot-gun, but was taken prisoner, and compelled by the enemy to act as a guide, and repeatedly pricked with bayonets until his strength failed, and he never fully recovered.
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