Holladay, Alexander Quarles, 1839-1909.

Alexander Quarles Holladay (1839-1909) was a Civil War veteran, lawyer, educator, Virginia state senator, and college president. He was named the first president of North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later North Carolina State University) upon its opening in 1889 and remained so for ten years until his retirement in 1899. After his retirement in 1899, he spent time in Delaware, New York, and Virginia until failing health brought him back to his daughter's home in Raleigh, North Carolina. He died there on March 13, 1909.

From the description of Alexander Quarles Holladay papers, 1858-1912 [manuscript]. (North Carolina State University). WorldCat record id: 466892642

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