| Luther McKinnon | |
| Office: | 7th President of Davidson College |
| Predecessor: | Andrew Dousa Hepburn |
| Successor: | John Bunyan Shearer |
| Birth Date: | October 31, 1840 |
| Birth Place: | Maxton, Robeson County, North Carolina |
| Death Date: | May 28, 1916 |
| Death Place: | Sampson County, North Carolina |
| Alma Mater: | Davidson College |
| Profession: | Chaplain |
| Term Start: | 1885 |
| Term End: | 1888 |
Luther McKinnon was the seventh president of Davidson College and the first alumnus to become president.[1] After graduating as salutatorian from Davidson in 1861, McKinnon joined the Confederate States Army as a chaplain. McKinnon became ill after becoming president, struck with what was described as "rheumatism," and resigned as president.[2] McKinnon lived as an invalid for the rest of life, settling in Clinton, North Carolina.[3]