William Trigg Gannaway
William Trigg Gannaway | |
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President of Duke University | |
In office 1864–1865 | |
Preceded by | Braxton Craven |
Succeeded by | Braxton Craven |
Personal details | |
Born | Wythe County, Virginia, United States | June 10, 1825
Died | June 5, 1910 Randolph County, North Carolina, United States | (aged 84)
William Trigg Gannaway (June 10, 1825 – June 5, 1910) was an American educator. He served as president pro tempore of Duke University (at the time named "Trinity College") during the absence of Braxton Craven in 1864-1865, and was a professor there for some 35 years, starting in 1857 and ending in 1892.[1] He was a Professor of Latin, Greek, and philosophy at Trinity College.
Gannaway was born in Wythe County, Virginia. He received his diplomas from Emory and Henry College in 1847.[2] He then opened a high school at Floyd Court House, Virginia. From 1854 to 1857, Gannaway operated a high school in Germantown, North Carolina.[3]
He died at his farm in Randolph County, North Carolina.
References
- ^ https://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/findingaids/uaganna/
- ^ https://archive.org/stream/alumniregisterof16duke#page/n159/mode/2up/search/gannaway
- ^ Tyler, Lyon Gardiner (1915). Encyclopedia of Virginia biography, under the editorial supervision of Lyon Gardiner Tyler. Lewis historical publishing company. pp. 301.