for him. Nott was an important land speculator and developer, partnering with his nephew Henry Sheldon Anable, buying several farms on the Long Island shore of the East River that became the sites of industrial enterprises. Personal life He married Sarah Marie "Sally" Benedict (1774–1804), the daughter of Rev. Joel Benedict of Plainfield, Connecticut, under whose instruction in early life he pursued his classical and mathematical studies. Before Sally's death at the age of 29 on March 10, 1804, they were the parents of: Sarah Marie Nott (1799–1839), who married Bishop Alonzo Potter, brother of Bishop Horatio Potter. John Nott (1801–1878), who married Mary Ann Lawrence (1824–1911) in 1830. Benjamin Nott (1802–1881), who married Elizabeth Cooper (1808–1867), parents of Charles C. Nott. In 1807, he married Gertrude Peebles Tibbits (1771–1841), who died in January 1841. In 1842, a year and a half after the death of his second wife, Nott married the much younger Urania Elizabeth Sheldon (1806–1886), a Troy Female Seminary graduate who was a well-known superintendent of several women's schools and the leader of several local benevolent associations. Beginning in 1860, Nott suffered a series of strokes while serving as president. He died on January 25, 1866, in Schenectady, New York, and was buried at the Vale Cemetery in Schenectady. His widow died on April 19, 1886, at age 80. Legacy The Nott Memorial, a centerpiece of the Union College's campus, was built by his grandson, and Union graduate, Edward Tuckerman Potter and named in Nott's honor. Nott Road in Rexford, New York, the location of his farm, is named for him, as are Nott Street and Nott Terrace, which border Union College in Schenectady, New York. He remains the longest serving college president in the United States to this day. References External links Rensselaer President Eliphalet Nott 1773 births 1866 deaths People from Ashford, Connecticut Presbyterian Church in the United States of America ministers People from Schenectady, New York Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute faculty Presidents of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Members of the American Antiquarian Society Presidents of Union College (New York) Brown University alumni