Hepburn, Andrew Dousa
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Hepburn, Andrew Dousa
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Description
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(b. 1830 d. 1921) Reverend Andrew Dousa Hepburn,, D.D., LL.D., a native of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, was Davidson’s first northern-born president. As a student, he attended the University of Virginia and Princeton Theological Seminary. He began teaching at the University of North Carolina in 1860 but resigned in 1867. Hepburn joined the faculty of the University of Miami, Ohio, in 1868 and returned to North Carolina in 1874 to teach at Davidson College. He was elected president of Davidson three years later.
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1830
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Death Date
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1921
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President of Davidson College: 1877-1885
