Nathaniel Hillyer Egleston (May 7, 1822 – August 24, 1912) was an American

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and

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who served as the second chief of the United States Division of Forestry, which would later become the

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. Born in

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, he graduated from Yale College in 1840, continuing to study theology at the

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. He helped found the

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in 1853 and was one of the founders of the

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, and an editor of the ''Congregational Herald''. In 1882 he became a vice president of the

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, and served as chief of the Division of Forestry from 1883 to 1886.

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) * 1822 births 1912 deaths American foresters Religious leaders from Hartford, Connecticut Yale Divinity School alumni American clergy United States Forest Service officials {{Forester-stub