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Overview
Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight was a Hamilton College alumnus from the Clinton, New York area and a noted educator and author. He was the son of Dr. Benjamin Woolsey Dwight and Sophia Woodbridge Dwight. He married Charlotte Sophia Parish in 1865 and died in Clinton on September 18, 1889. His published works included a history of the Strong family and a history of the Dwight family.
Relevance to Research
The 1834-35 catalog lists “Benjamin W. Dwight, Esq., Clinton” among those associated with the college. The 1878-79 catalog provides a substantial biographical entry under the class of 1874, noting his parentage, marriage, and written works, and records his surviving children including Sophia E. Dwight and Bertha W. Dwight. The 1891-92 catalog references him in the context of alumni records. He is also cited in the 1915 Hamilton Life as a notable alumnus in a roll of distinguished Hamilton graduates, described as “author and professor.”
Notes
The 1878-79 catalog treats him under the obituary/memorial section (“et.”), indicating he had died by then. Not to be confused with Theodore W. Dwight, another Hamilton-connected Dwight who appears frequently in the same catalogs.
Related Sources
- yhm-arc-pub-cat-1834-35_djvu.txt
- yhm-arc-pub-cat-1878-79_djvu.txt
- yhm-arc-pub-cat-1891-92_djvu.txt