Drury Lacy Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Drury Lacy Jr.

Date of Birth: 05-Aug-1802

Place of Birth: Ararat, Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 01-Aug-1884

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Drury Lacy Jr.

  • Drury Lacy Jr.
  • was the third president of Davidson College.
  • A native of Virginia, he was a Presbyterian pastor at a church in New Bern, North Carolina and then in Raleigh, North Carolina before becoming president.As president, Davidson received a large financial commitment from a Maxwell Chambers, making Davidson the wealthiest private college in the entire South.
  • Lacy left Davidson in 1860 and eventually became a chaplain in the Confederate States Army.
  • After the war, he returned to the ministry until his death.

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