Historedia
Person

Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1766

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Charter of Queen's College

    1766

    Role: Dutch Reformed minister who worked to secure the charter; later the college's first president

    1. November 10, 1766 · Queen's College, New JerseySigning of the charter of Queen's College

      William Franklin, New Jersey's last royal governor, granted Queen's College its charter on November 10, 1766, after years of effort by Dutch Reformed ministers.

    2. November 10, 1766 · Queen's College, New JerseyDutch Reformed campaign to found a college

      Dutch Reformed ministers seeking ecclesiastical autonomy in the Thirteen Colonies worked for years to establish a college to train ministers, culminating in the 1766 charter.

Sources

  1. Rutgers University Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30