Joseph Torrey (1797–1867) was an American professor of philosophy at the

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and acting president of that university for five years.

Biography

Torrey was born in Rowley, Massachusetts on February 2, 1797. He received his education at

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and Andover Seminary; later in his life he was honored by

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with a

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degree. Torrey joined the faculty of the University of Vermont in 1827, and remained there for the rest of his life, serving as its acting president from 1862 until his death. Torrey and his wife, Mary Mosley Paine, were the parents of five children. He died in

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on November 26, 1867.

Sources

*Carlton, Hiram. ''Genealogical and family history of the state of Vermont: a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation''. (New York: Lewis Publishing Company, 1903) p. 238.
American philosophy.net Article on the work of James Marsh

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* 1797 births 1867 deaths Dartmouth College alumni Harvard University alumni University of Vermont faculty Presidents of the University of Vermont {{US-academic-administrator-1790s-stub