title: James Tift Champlin
text: # James Tift Champlin
  
  James Tift Champlin (June 9, 1811 – March 15, 1882) was the seventh President of Colby College, Maine, United States, from 1857-1873.
  
  ## Early life
  
  James Tift Champlin was born in Colchester, Connecticut on June 9, 1811.
  
  He died in Portland, Maine on March 15, 1882.
  
  