Editing Samuel Langdon (section)

{{Short description|American Congregational clergyman and educator, President of Harvard College}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = [[The Reverend]]
| name        = Samuel Langdon
| image       =
| order       =
| title       = President of<br>[[Harvard University|Harvard College]]
| term_start  = 1774
| term_end    = 1780
| predecessor = [[John Winthrop (educator)|John Winthrop]]
| successor   = [[Joseph Willard]]
| birth_date  = {{Birth date|1723|01|12}}
| birth_place = [[Boston, Massachusetts]]
| death_date  = {{Death date and age|1797|11|29|1723|01|12}}
| death_place = [[Hampton Falls, New Hampshire]]
| alma_mater  = Boston Latin School<br>Harvard College
| signature   = Signature of Samuel Langdon.png
}}
[[File:Rev Samuel Langdon House (NBY 7938).jpg|thumb|Rev Samuel Langdon House in Portsmouth]]
'''Samuel Langdon''' (January 12, 1723 &ndash; November 29, 1797) was an American [[Congregationalist church|Congregational]] clergyman and educator.  After serving as pastor in [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire]], he was appointed [[president of Harvard University]] in 1774.  He held that post until 1780.