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Nathan Elams Cockrell
Nathan Elams Cockrell (September 27, 1833 – June 3, 1859) was a founder of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Early life Nathan Elams Cockrell was born on September 27, 1833 in Livingston, Alabama.''A Register of the Officers and Students of the University of Alabama, 1831-1901'', Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University Press of Alabama, 1901, p. 11/ref> His father was Dempsey Cockrell and his mother, Millicent Carpenter. His maternal uncle, Captain Nathan Mullin Carpenter, was the owner of the Everhope Plantation in Eutaw, Alabama. He graduated in 1856. Career Cockrell managed his father's plantation. Later, he became the editor of the ''Livingston Messenger'' newspaper. Death Cockrell died on June 3, 1859. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Cockrell, Nathan Elams 1833 births 1859 deaths American newspaper editors People from Livingston, Alabama 19th-century American journalists American male journalists Sigma Alpha Epsilon founders Journalists from Alabama 19th-century American mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Sigma Alpha Epsilon (), commonly known as SAE, is a North American Greek-letter social college Fraternities and sororities in North America, fraternity. It was founded at the University of Alabama on March 9, 1856. Of all existing national social fraternities today, Sigma Alpha Epsilon is the only one founded in the Antebellum Age, Antebellum Southern United States, South. Its national headquarters, the Levere Memorial Temple, was established on the campus of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, in 1929. The fraternity's mission statement is "To promote the highest standards of friendship, scholarship and service for our members based upon the ideals set forth by our Founders and as specifically enunciated in our creed." The fraternity has chapters and colonies in 50 states and provinces as of 2011. The creed of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, ''The True Gentleman'', must be memorized and recited by all prospective members. In March 2014, the fraternity announced that it was elimi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
