| Addison Clark | |
| Birth Date: | 11 December 1842 |
| Birth Place: | Titus County, Texas |
| Death Date: | May 1911 (aged 68) |
| Death Place: | Comanche, Texas |
| Occupation: | Educator |
| Signature: | Signature of Addison Clark.png |
Addison Clark (1842–1911) was a co-founder and the first president of Texas Christian University (TCU).[1]
Addison Clark was born in Titus County, Texas on December 11, 1842.[2]
He served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.[2]
In 1873, he and his brother Randolph founded Add-Ran Male & Female College in Thorp Spring, Texas, and he served as its first president.[2] The school was later renamed Texas Christian University.
Addison Clark died at his daughter's home in Comanche, Texas in May 1911.[3]