Herschel H. Hobbs (1907-1995) was a

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clergyman who served as president of the

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from 1961 to 1963. He was born in Talladega Springs, Alabama. He chaired the committee that drafted the 1963 revision of the

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. He graduated from Howard College (later named

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) and then attended the

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in Louisville, Kentucky, where he earned a doctorate in 1938. From 1949 to 1972 he served as pastor of the First Baptist Church in

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, OK. Hobbs was inducted into the

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in 1963. He is memorialized at two places on the campus of Samford University.

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Southern Baptist ministers Samford University alumni Howard College alumni Southern Baptist Convention presidents 1907 deaths 1995 deaths People from Talladega County, Alabama Southern Baptist Theological Seminary alumni {{DEFAULTSORT:Hobbs, Herschel