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 |
Personal details | |
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
- 1 2 "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.
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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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