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John Bunyan Shearer (1832–1919) was the eighth president of
Davidson College Davidson College is a private liberal arts college in Davidson, North Carolina. It was established in 1837 by the Concord Presbytery and named after Revolutionary War general William Lee Davidson, who was killed at the nearby Battle of Cowan†...
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Biography

John Bunyan Shearer was born in Appomattox County, Virginia on July 19, 1832. He completed his undergraduate studies at
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in 1851 and eventually entered the ministry. After the
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, Shearer became president of Stewart College in
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, which would later become
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. Shearer became president of Davidson in 1888; he focused particularly on public relations and fundraising. As president, Shearer spearheaded on renovating buildings and included mandatory
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classes for students. Shearer's health would force him to resign, although he remained at Davidson in the administration. He died in Davidson on June 14, 1919.


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Biography from the Davidson College Archives & Special Collections
Davidson College faculty Hampden–Sydney College alumni Presidents of Davidson College 1832 births 1919 deaths People from Davidson, North Carolina {{US-academic-administrator-stub