Paul A. Chadbourne

{{Short description|American politician (1823–1883)}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Paul Ansel Chadbourne |image = PaulAChadbourne.png|alt=Head and shoulders photograph of a man in an overcoat. He has a full beard with sideburns, has a shaved upper lip and is balding. He wears a serious expression and is looking down at a paper with an insignia drawn on it. |caption = Paul A. Chadbourne, circa 1882 |order = President of the Massachusetts Agricultural College (now the University of Massachusetts Amherst) |term_start = 1866 |term_end = 1867, 1882–1883 |order2 = President of the University of Wisconsin (now the University of Wisconsin-Madison) |term_start2 = 1867 |term_end2 = 1870 |order3 = President of Williams College |term_start3 = 1872 |term_end3 = 1881 |birth_date = October 21, 1823 |birth_place = North Berwick, Maine, U.S. |death_date = {{Death date and age|1883|2|23|1823|10|21}} |death_place = New York, New York, U.S. |spouse= Elizabeth Sawyer Page |alma_mater = {{ubl |Williams College (B.A.), (LL.D.) |Berkshire Medical School (M.D.) Amherst College (D.D.) }} |signature = PaulAChadbourne.svg }}

'''Paul Ansel Chadbourne''' (October 21, 1823 – February 23, 1883) was an American educator and naturalist who served as President of University of Wisconsin from 1867 to 1870, and President of Williams College from 1872 until his resignation in 1881.<ref name="nytresign">Staff report (July 8, 1880). Dr. Paul A Chadbourne: Why He Resigns the Presidency of Williams College. ''The New York Times''</ref> He was also the second President of the Massachusetts Agricultural College (later University of Massachusetts) in 1867 and again from 1882 until his death in 1883.

==Early life== Chadbourne was born in North Berwick, Maine, and attended school at Phillips Exeter Academy. He graduated from Williams College, where he was a member of The Kappa Alpha Society, and became valedictorian in 1848 with Phi Beta Kappa honors. Chadbourne earned his M.D. degree from Berkshire Medical College but never practiced medicine.

==Career== Chadbourne initially taught school in Freehold, New Jersey, until taking a position at Williams College, where he taught scientific subjects for fourteen years. At Williams College he was the Professor of Chemistry, Botany, and Natural History. Concurrently, he was professor at Bowdoin College, Maine Medical College, and Berkshire Medical School.

He was President of the Massachusetts Agricultural College from 1866 to 1867, and from 1882 to 1883. He was the President and Professor of Metaphysics at the University of Wisconsin from 1867 to 1870.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://archives.library.wisc.edu/uw-archives/chancellors/chancellors.htm|title= Chancellors and Presidents of the University of Wisconsin-Madison|publisher= University of Wisconsin Madison|accessdate= September 26, 2012|url-status= dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20131011213515/http://archives.library.wisc.edu/uw-archives/chancellors/chancellors.htm|archivedate= October 11, 2013}}</ref>

Chadbourne served as a member of the Republican party in the Massachusetts Senate from 1865 to 1866.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=2340&term_type_id=1&term_type_text=People|title= Term: Chadbourne, Paul Ansel 1823 - 1883|publisher= Wisconsin Historical Society|accessdate= September 26, 2012}}</ref>

==Death and legacy== Following years of pulmonary problems, Chadbourne died on February 23, 1883, while serving as President of the Massachusetts Agricultural College.

Chadbourne House at Williams College is named after him.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chadbourne House|url=https://facilities.williams.edu/properties/chadbourne/|access-date=2020-07-21|website=Facilities|language=en-US}}</ref>

Chadbourne Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is named after him.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.housing.wisc.edu/chadbourne/history|title= Chadbourne Hall History |publisher= University of Wisconsin-Madison |accessdate= September 26, 2012}}</ref>

==Selected works== *[https://archive.org/stream/lecturesonnatura00chadrich#page/n9/mode/2up Lectures on Natural History] (1860) *[https://archive.org/stream/influenceofhisto00chad#page/n1/mode/2up The Influence of History on Individual and National Action]; Annual Address before the State Historical Society of Wisconsin (1868) *[https://archive.org/stream/lecturesonnatura00chad#page/n7/mode/2up Lectures on Natural Theology] (1869) *[https://books.google.com/books?id=SaoaAAAAYAAJ&dq=P.%20A.%20Chadbourne&pg=PA24 Inaugural Address] (1872) *[https://archive.org/stream/strengthmenands00chadgoog#page/n6/mode/2up Strength of Men and Stability of Nations]; Baccalaureate Discourses (1873–1877) *[https://archive.org/stream/strengthmenands00chadgoog#page/n10/mode/2up Strength of the Inward Man] (1873) *[https://archive.org/stream/strengthmenands00chadgoog#page/n32/mode/2up Him That Overcometh] (1874) *[https://archive.org/stream/strengthmenands00chadgoog#page/n54/mode/2up The Law of Service] (1875) *[https://archive.org/stream/strengthmenands00chadgoog#page/n74/mode/2up The Tree by the Rivers of Water] (1876) *[https://archive.org/stream/strengthmenands00chadgoog#page/n95/mode/2up The Stability of Nations] (1877) *[https://books.google.com/books?id=JWIYAAAAYAAJ&dq=hope%20of%20the%20righteous%20chadbourne&pg=PA1 The Hope of the Righteous] (1877) *[https://archive.org/stream/instinctitsoffic00chad#page/n5/mode/2up Instinct: Its Office in the Animal Kingdom, and Its Relation to the Higher Powers in Man] (1883)

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==External links== {{Commons category}} *[https://archivesspace.williams.edu/repositories/2/resources/89 Paul A. Chadbourne papers] via Williams College *[https://specialcollections.williams.edu/williams-history/presidents/chadbourne-dr-paul-ansel/ Biographical note] via Williams College *[https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS6243 Wisconsin Historical Society: Chadbourne, Paul Ansel 1823 - 1883] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20131011213515/http://archives.library.wisc.edu/uw-archives/chancellors/chancellors.htm The University of Wisconsin Madison: Chancellors and Presidents of the University of Wisconsin-Madison]

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