“BENNET TYLER, A.M., D.D., the son of James and Anne (Hungerford) Tyler, was born at Middlebury, Ct., July 6, 1783 ; and died at East Windsor, Ct., May 14, 1858, Æ. 74. He graduated at Yale College in 1804 ; studied divinity with the Rev. Asahel Hooker, A.M., of Goshen, Ct; was ordained pastor of the Congregational Church at South Britain, Ct., June 1, 1808, and was dismissed in 1822 to become the fifth President of Dartmouth, a situation enjoyed by him from 1822 to 1828. He was next installed pastor of the Congregational Church at Portland, Me., in September, 1828 ; was dismissed thence to be inducted President and Professor of Didactick Theology at East Windsor Theological Seminary in Connecticut, May 13, 1834, a position held by him for twenty-three years, to July 15, 1857, the date of his resignation, and less than a year before his death. Nothing remarkable, except a powerful revival of religion, came to pass during his brief presidency of six years ; but his character was very estimable, and all the important posts of which he was the incumbent were filled with dignity and reputation. His publications, thirty-five in number, were highly thought of.
John Ellery Tyler, D. C. 1831, was his son."
While President of the College, Dr. Tyler raised a fund of $10,000 to aid needy students preparing for the ministry. His daughter, Eliza, was the first wife of Rev. Calvin Ellis Stowe, D.D. ...
