Drury Lacy, Jr.
Third president of Davidson College
About Drury Lacy, Jr.
Lived 1802 – 1884 (aged 81). Drury Lacy, Jr. was an American.
Drury Lacy Jr. (August 5, 1802 – August 1, 1884) was the third president of Davidson College. A native of Virginia, he was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in Powhatan County in early 1833. He served churches in New Bern, North Carolina, and then in Raleigh, North Carolina before becoming president of Davidson.
As president, Davidson received a large financial commitment from a Maxwell Chambers, making Davidson the wealthiest private college in the entire South. After the war, he returned to the ministry until his death.
Personal life Drury Lacy died on Aug. 1, 1884, in Jonesboro, NC, at the home of his son, William S. Lacy, who was pastoring a church there. His wife, Mary Rice, eldest daughter of Benjamin H. Rice, died in 1880. They had had another son, William, who died as a two-year-old child on Nov. 21, 1832.
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Who was Drury Lacy, Jr.?
third president of Davidson College
When was Drury Lacy, Jr. born?
Drury Lacy, Jr. was born on 5 August 1802 in Ararat.
When did Drury Lacy, Jr. die?
Drury Lacy, Jr. died on 1 August 1884 in Raleigh.
What nationality was Drury Lacy, Jr.?
Drury Lacy, Jr. was American.
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