The Reverend Drury Lacy (1802-1884) was president of Davidson college from 1855 to 1860. He had four children by his first wife: Elizabeth, Drury, William, and Singleton. He married Mary Ritchie Rice in 1849 and had three more children: Agnes, Benjamin Rice, and John Holt. During Lacy's tenure at Davidson College, the college received the Maxwell Chambers bequest and the building known as Old Chambers was constructed.
From the description of Papers, 1851-1860, 1980. (American Museum of Natural History). WorldCat record id: 722092296