John Lycan Kirkpatrick
President of Davidson College
About John Lycan Kirkpatrick
Lived 1813 – 1885 (aged 71–72). John Lycan Kirkpatrick was an American.
John Lycan Kirkpatrick served as President of Davidson College from 1860 to 1866. Previously a minister from Virginia and formally educated at Hampden-Sydney College and Union Theological Seminary, Kirkpatrick entered the presidency on the eve of the American Civil War, which postponed Davidson's plans for growth and development. Kirkpatrick tasked with maintaining the financial solvency of the college and did so throughout the war.
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Who was John Lycan Kirkpatrick?
president of Davidson College
When was John Lycan Kirkpatrick born?
John Lycan Kirkpatrick was born in 1813.
When did John Lycan Kirkpatrick die?
John Lycan Kirkpatrick died in 1885.
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John Lycan Kirkpatrick was American.
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