John Lycan Kirkpatrick served as President of Davidson College from 1860 to 1866. Previously a minister from

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and formally educated at

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and Union Theological Seminary, Kirkpatrick entered the presidency on the eve of the

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, which postponed Davidson's plans for growth and development. Kirkpatrick tasked with maintaining the financial solvency of the college and did so throughout the war.

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Biography from the Davidson College Archives & Special Collections
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