Isaac Taylor Tichenor (November 11, 1825 – December 2, 1902), a pastor and a planter, was President of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama, now known as Auburn University, from 1872 to 1881.[1][2]
Isaac T. Tichenor | |
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| President of the Auburn University | |
| In office 1872–1881 | |
| Preceded by | James Ferguson Dowdell |
| Succeeded by | William Leroy Broun |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 11, 1825 Spencer County, Kentucky |
| Died | December 2, 1902 (aged 77) Atlanta, Georgia |
Early life
editIsaac Taylor Tichenor was born in Kentucky on November 11, 1825.[3]
Career
editFrom 1852 to 1867, he was pastor at the First Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama.[4]
During the American Civil War, he was a chaplain in the Confederate States Army.[2][3] In 1863, he still defended slavery in his sermons.[5] After the war, he spent three years on his plantation in Shelby County, Alabama.[1]
In 1871, he became pastor at the First Baptist Church in Memphis, Tennessee, but resigned shortly after.[1] He also was a pastor in Kentucky and Mississippi.[3]
From 1872 to 1881, he served as President of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama, now known as Auburn University.[1][3] In 1882, he became President of the Southern Baptist Home Missionary Board in Atlanta, Georgia.[1]
Death
editHe died on December 2, 1902, and is buried in Westview Cemetery.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Auburn library
- ^ a b "Program" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- ^ a b c d The Baptist Home Mission Monthly
- ^ Rogers, William Warren (2001). Confederate Home Front: Montgomery During the Civil War. University of Alabama Press. p. 7. ISBN 9780817311537.
- ^ The Civil War and the Use of Sermons as Historical Documents