Timothy Alden
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Rev Timothy Alden, Jun. (Yarmouth, Massachusetts, August 28, 1771 – July 5, 1839) was an educator and founder of Allegheny College. After receiving a theology degree from Harvard University in 1794, he was appointed as a pastor in 1799. As an educator, he held posts in Boston, Cincinnati, and Newark. He founded Allegheny College in 1817, and held the post of President there for 14 years.