Alden Partridge, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alden Partridge

United States Army officer

Date of Birth: 12-Feb-1785

Place of Birth: Norwich, Vermont, United States

Date of Death: 17-Jan-1854

Profession: writer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Alden Partridge, (February 12, 1785 - January 17, 1854) 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.