Gideon Blackburn, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Gideon Blackburn

American clergyman

Date of Birth: 27-Aug-1772

Date of Death: 23-Aug-1838

Profession: missionary, minister

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Gideon Blackburn (August 27, 1772 – August 23, 1838) was an American Presbyterian clergyman, evangelist, educator and missionary to Cherokee and Creek nations, and college president.
He raised funds for new colleges and founded numerous congregations and churches in areas of new western settlement in Tennessee and Kentucky.