Isaac T. Tichenor
President of the Auburn University
In office
1872–1881
Preceded byJames Ferguson Dowdell
Succeeded byWilliam Leroy Broun
Personal details
Born(1825-11-11)November 11, 1825
Spencer County, Kentucky
DiedDecember 2, 1902(1902-12-02) (aged 77)
Atlanta, Georgia

Isaac Taylor Tichenor (November 11, 1825 – December 2, 1902), a pastor and a planter, was President of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama, now known as Auburn University, from 1872 to 1881.[1][2]

Early life

Isaac Taylor Tichenor was born in Kentucky on November 11, 1825.[3]

Career

From 1852 to 1867, he was pastor at the First Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama.[4]

During the American Civil War, he was a chaplain in the Confederate States Army.[2][3] In 1863, he still defended slavery in his sermons.[5] After the war, he spent three years on his plantation in Shelby County, Alabama.[1]

In 1871, he became pastor at the First Baptist Church in Memphis, Tennessee, but resigned shortly after.[1] He also was a pastor in Kentucky and Mississippi.[3]

Tichenor Hall

From 1872 to 1881, he served as President of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama, now known as Auburn University.[1][3] In 1882, he became President of the Southern Baptist Home Missionary Board in Atlanta, Georgia.[1]

Death

He died on December 2, 1902, and is buried in Westview Cemetery.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Auburn library
  2. 1 2 "Program" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  3. 1 2 3 4 The Baptist Home Mission Monthly
  4. ↑ Rogers, William Warren (2001). Confederate Home Front: Montgomery During the Civil War. University of Alabama Press. p. 7. ISBN 9780817311537.
  5. ↑ The Civil War and the Use of Sermons as Historical Documents
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