Clinton College (Tennessee) Explained

Clinton College (Tennessee) should not be confused with Clinton College (Kentucky).

Clinton College was a private college in New Middleton, Smith County, Tennessee. It was established in 1830 as Porter's Hill Academy.

History

Clinton College was founded as a college for young men by Francis Haynes Gordon in 1830 as Porter's Hill Academy and assumed the final name in 1833.^{[1] [2] [3]} By February 1842 Clinton College had failed.^[4]

Notable alumni

• Edmund Pettus
• Simon Pollard Hughes, Jr.

Notes and References

1. http://collegehistorygarden.blogspot.com/2014/12/tennessee-colleges-that-have-closed.html Tennessee colleges that have closed, merged, changed names
2. http://www.drewa.com/John%20Gord%20&%20Related%20Family%20Documents.htm Goodspeed's History of Smith County, Tennessee
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20110725231307/http://www.smithcountychamber.org/area-historytimeline.htm Timeline of Smith County History
4. James X. Corgan, "Francis Haynes Gordon," The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, Tennessee Historical Society, Nashville, Tennessee, 1998.