David Bancroft Johnson
David Bancroft Johnson | |
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 Johnson circa 1915 | |
| 1st President of Winthrop University | |
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| Born | January 10, 1856 La Grange, Tennessee |
| Died | December 26, 1928 (aged 72) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
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David Bancroft Johnson, Jr. (January 10, 1856 - December 26, 1928) was the founder and first president of Winthrop University.[1][2]
Biography
David Bancroft Johnson, Jr. was born on January 10, 1856 in La Grange, Tennessee to David Bancroft Johnson, Sr. who died the following year.[2]
He died on December 26, 1928 in Rock Hill, South Carolina.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b "Dr. D.B. Johnson, Educator, Is Dead. Was Founder and President of Winthrop College for Women in South Carolina. Started With $2,000 Gift. College Has Thousands of Graduates, All Fitted for the Teaching Profession. At Head of His Class. College Has 1,800 Students". The New York Times. Associated Press. December 27, 1928. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- ^ a b c "David Bancroft Johnson Chronology". Winthrop University. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
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