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Dwight

[dwahyt]
–noun
1. Timothy, 1826–1916, U.S. ecclesiastic: president of Yale University 1886–98.
2. a male given name: from an Anglo-French surname meaning “of the Isle of Wight.”
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Dwight   (dwīt)   
American clergyman, author, and educator who was a leading supporter of Federalism and served as president of Yale University (1795-1817). His grandson Timothy (1828-1916) was also president of Yale (1886-1899).
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