Davidson College. President (1855-1860 : Lacy)

Dates:
Active 1856
Active 1860

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Drury Lacy, 1802-1884, was Davidson College's third president, serving from 1855 to 1860. During his years as president, Davidson received a bequest from North Carolina businessman Maxwell Chambers and the college constructed the Chambers Building. In 1860 Lacy left Davidson to continue ministerial work and served as chaplain in the Forty-seventh Regiment. After the Civil War, he returned to Raleigh, NC and with his wife, Mary Ritchie Rice Lacy, operated a female school, the Peace Institute.

From the description of Records, 1856-1860. (American Museum of Natural History). WorldCat record id: 722090729

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  • North Carolina--Davidson (as recorded)