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John Lycan Kirkpatrick
(b. 1813 d. 1885) With a strong background as a minister in Virginia and South Carolina and an educational background that included Hampden-Sydney and Union Theological Seminary, Reverend John Lycan Kirkpatrick was elected President of Davidson College in 1860. When Kirkpatrick took office, Davidson was primed for expansion and growth. The Civil War, however, interrupted these plans and Kirkpatrick was forced simply to maintain the college's finances and status until the end of the war. This he did with almost unique success, adding a prep department when the students left for the Confederate army. Only one other men's college in the south remained open during the entire war and Reconstruction. His term ended in 1866.
Author: Molly P. Gillespie
Date: 1998
Cite as: Gillespie, Molly P. "John L. Kirkpatrick " Davidson Encyclopedia 1998 <http://library.davidson.edu/archives/ency/kirkpatrickjl.asp>
Related Entries: President's House, Presidents of Davidson College
Related Links: Civil War at Davidson, Davidson College Changed by Civil War, Kirkpatrick's Presidential Portrait
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