John Rennie Blake Explained

John Rennie Blake
Office:Faculty Chairman
Predecessor:Drury Lacy Jr.
Successor:Andrew Dousa Hepburn
Birth Date:December 6, 1825
Birth Place:Greenwood, South Carolina
Death Date:June 8, 1900
Education:University of Georgia
Lawrence Scientific School
Profession:Professor
Term Start:1871
Term End:1877

John Rennie Blake (1825-1900) was the faculty chairman in charge of Davidson College from 1871 to 1877.

After the death of George Wilson McPhail, the position of president was vacated as the college opted to elect a faculty member, Blake, to oversee the college until Andrew Dousa Hepburn was appointed in 1877.[1] Because Blake was not an ordained minister, he was ineligible to become president according to the college's constitution. It was during his tenure that Woodrow Wilson and Robert Broadnax Glenn enrolled as students.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Blake, John Rennie – Davidson College Archives & Special Collections. libraries.davidson.edu. en-US. 2017-07-02.