Drury Lacy Jr.
Drury Lacy Jr. | |
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| 3rd President of Davidson College | |
| In office 1855–1860 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Williamson (academic) |
| Succeeded by | John Lycan Kirkpatrick |
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| Born | August 5, 1802 Ararat, Virginia |
| Died | August 1, 1884 Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Education | Washington College Hampden-Sydney College Union Theological Seminary |
| Profession | Pastor |
Drury Lacy Jr. was the third president of Davidson College. A native of Virginia, he was a Presbyterian pastor at a church in New Bern, North Carolina and then in Raleigh, North Carolina before becoming president.[1]
As president, Davidson received a large financial commitment from a Maxwell Chambers, making Davidson the wealthiest private college in the entire South.[1] Lacy left Davidson in 1860 and eventually became a chaplain in the Confederate States Army. After the war, he returned to the ministry until his death.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Lacy, Drury, Jr. | NCpedia". www.ncpedia.org. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
- ^ "Lacy, Drury – Davidson College Archives & Special Collections". libraries.davidson.edu. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
External links
- Biography from the Davidson College Archives & Special Collections
- Biography from NCpedia
| Academic offices | ||
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| Preceded by Samuel Williamson (academic) | President of Davidson College 1855–1860 | Succeeded by John Lycan Kirkpatrick |
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Presidents of Davidson College
- Morrison (1836-1840)
- Williamson (1841-1854)
- Lacy (1855-1860)
- Kirkpatrick (1860-1866)
- McPhail (1866-1871)
- Blake (1871-1877)
- Hepburn (1877-1885)
- McKinnon (1885-1888)
- Shearer (1888-1901)
- Smith (1901-1912)
- Martin (1912-1929)
- Lingle (1929-1941)
- Cunningham (1941-1957)
- Martin (1958-1968)
- Spencer (1968-1983)
- Kuykendall (1984-1997)
- Vagt (1997-2007)
- Ross (2007-2010)
- Kuykendall (2010-2011)
- Quillen (2011-2022)
- Hicks (2022-Present)
List excludes interim or acting presidents
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