Landon Garland, President of the University of Alabama, 1854-1867.
(In cadet commander uniform). Born and educated in Virginia, Dr. Garland began his teaching career in Virginia before accepting the chair of the English Department at the University of Alabama in the early 1850s. Elected as president of the University in 1854. After the Civil War, Garland was ins...
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| Summary: | (In cadet commander uniform). Born and educated in Virginia, Dr. Garland began his teaching career in Virginia before accepting the chair of the English Department at the University of Alabama in the early 1850s. Elected as president of the University in 1854. After the Civil War, Garland was instrumental in raising funds to rebuild the campus after its destruction by Union troops. In 1867 Garland taught at the University of Mississippi and became chancellor of Vanderbilt University in 1875. Source: Owen, Thomas M. History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography. Vol. III. Chicago: S.J. Clarke, 1921. |
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