| John Bunyan Shearer | |
| Office: | 8th President of Davidson College |
| Predecessor: | Luther McKinnon |
| Successor: | Henry Louis Smith |
| Birth Date: | 19 July 1832 |
| Birth Place: | Appomattox County, Virginia |
| Death Place: | Davidson, North Carolina |
| Education: | Hampden-Sydney College University of Virginia Union Theological Seminary |
| Profession: | Pastor professor college president |
| Signature: | Signature of John Bunyan Shearer (1832–1919).png |
| Term Start: | 1888 |
| Term End: | 1901 |
John Bunyan Shearer (1832–1919) was the eighth president of Davidson College.
John Bunyan Shearer was born in Appomattox County, Virginia on July 19, 1832.[1] He completed his undergraduate studies at Hampden–Sydney College in 1851 and eventually entered the ministry.[2] After the American Civil War, Shearer became president of Stewart College in Clarksville, Tennessee, which would later become Rhodes College. Shearer became president of Davidson in 1888; he focused particularly on public relations and fundraising.[3] As president, Shearer spearheaded on renovating buildings and included mandatory Bible classes for students.[1] Shearer's health would force him to resign, although he remained at Davidson in the administration.
He died in Davidson on June 14, 1919.[4]