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| Brownell and his associates, which included Episcopalians as well as non-Episcopalians, chose the name "Washington College" in favor of "Seabury" in order to "avoid anything in either their propagandizing or in the petition itself which would jeopardize their case." In other words, naming the college after the former President of the United States "could have given offense to no one." Thanks to Brownell and company's strategy, the bill passed through Connecticut legislature without incident and Washington College was granted its charter on May 16, 1823. Downtown [[hartford|Hartford]] was chosen as its [[old_campus|location]] based on a winning vote. Brownell went on to become the first [[presidents|president]] of the new university. | Brownell and his associates, which included Episcopalians as well as non-Episcopalians, chose the name "Washington College" in favor of "Seabury" in order to "avoid anything in either their propagandizing or in the petition itself which would jeopardize their case." In other words, naming the college after the former President of the United States "could have given offense to no one." Thanks to Brownell and company's strategy, the bill passed through Connecticut legislature without incident and Washington College was granted its charter on May 16, 1823. Downtown [[hartford|Hartford]] was chosen as its [[old_campus|location]] based on a winning vote. Brownell went on to become the first [[presidents|president]] of the new university. |
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| Washington College was not a popular name among alumni and as early as 1842, there was a desire to change the College's name to something more closely associated with the Episcopal Church. The name "Brownell" was first recommended but Brownell, at that time no longer president but still heavily involved in the university, opposed it, so "Trinity" was recommended instead. In Christianity, the "holy trinity" is an important symbol, and the name was meant to "attest forever the faith of its founders, and their zeal for the perpetual glory and honor of the one holy and undivided Trinity." | Washington College was not a popular name among alumni and as early as 1842, there was a desire to change the College's name to something more closely associated with the Episcopal Church. The name "Brownell" was first recommended but Brownell, at that time no longer president but still heavily involved in the College, opposed it, so "Trinity" was recommended instead. In Christianity, the "holy trinity" is an important symbol, and the name was meant to "attest forever the faith of its founders, and their zeal for the perpetual glory and honor of the one holy and undivided Trinity." |
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| On May 8, 1845, the [[trustees|Trustees]] of Trinity College held a special meeting, wherein a committee presented a report on "the expediency of changing the name of the College." The report read that there were at least four colleges in the United States with the name "Washington," in Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Connecticut. Though the name change was in part directly related to recognizing its relationship with the Episcopal Church, it was not mentioned in the bill presented to legislature. On May 23, 1845, the bill passed and the name of the College officially changed to Trinity College. | On May 8, 1845, the [[trustees|Trustees]] of Trinity College held a special meeting, wherein a committee presented a report on "the expediency of changing the name of the College." The report read that there were at least four colleges in the United States with the name "Washington," in Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Connecticut. Though the name change was in part directly related to recognizing its relationship with the Episcopal Church, it was not mentioned in the bill presented to legislature. On May 23, 1845, the bill passed and the name of the College officially changed to Trinity College. |
