Alden Partridge

Military Person

1785 – 1854

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Who was Alden Partridge?

Alden Partridge, was an American author, legislator, officer, surveyor, an early superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York and a controversial pioneer in U.S. military education, emphasizing physical fitness training, advocating the concept of citizen soldier and establishing a series of private military academies throughout the country, including Norwich University.

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Born
Feb 12, 1785
Norwich
Nationality
  • United States of America
Education
  • Dartmouth College
  • United States Military Academy
Lived in
  • Vermont
Died
Jan 17, 1854
Norwich

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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