Drury Lacy Jr.
Drury Lacy Jr. | |
|---|---|
| 3rd President of Davidson College | |
| In office 1855–1860 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Williamson (academic) |
| Succeeded by | John Lycan Kirkpatrick |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 5, 1802 Ararat, Virginia |
| Died | August 1, 1884 Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Education | Washington College Hampden-Sydney College Union Theological Seminary |
| Profession | Pastor |
Drury Lacy Jr. (August 5, 1802 – August 1, 1884) was the third president of Davidson College. A native of Virginia, he was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in Powhatan County in early 1833.[1] He served churches in New Bern, North Carolina,[2] and then in Raleigh, North Carolina before becoming president of Davidson.[3]
As president, Davidson received a large financial commitment from a Maxwell Chambers, making Davidson the wealthiest private college in the entire South.[3] Lacy left Davidson in 1860 and eventually became a chaplain in the Confederate States Army. In 1863, he was appointed by the Executive Committee of Domestic Missions to serve as missionary commissioner to the Confederate soldiers in eastern North Carolina and southeastern Virginia.[4] After the war, he returned to the ministry until his death.[5]
Personal Life
Drury Lacy died on Aug. 1, 1884, in Jonesboro, NC, at the home of his son, William S. Lacy, who was pastoring a church there.[6] His wife, Mary Rice, eldest daughter of Benjamin H. Rice, died in 1880.[7] They had had another son, William, who died as a two-year-old child on Nov. 21, 1832.[8]
References
- ^ "Ordination". Southern Religious Telegraph. Vol. 12, no. 8. February 22, 1833. p. 30. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
- ^ "Records of Presbyteries". Southern Religious Telegraph. Vol. 13, no. 18. May 2, 1834. p. 70. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
- ^ a b "Lacy, Drury, Jr. | NCpedia". www.ncpedia.org. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
- ^ "Missionary Work in the Army". Central Presbyterian. Vol. 8, no. 28. July 9, 1863. p. 2. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
- ^ "Lacy, Drury – Davidson College Archives & Special Collections". libraries.davidson.edu. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
- ^ "Rev. Drury Lacy, D.D." Central Presbyterian. Vol. 20, no. 4. August 13, 1884. p. 4. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
- ^ "Death of Mrs. Mary R. Lacy". Central Presbyterian. Vol. 16, no. 9. September 29, 1880. p. 4. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
- ^ "Died". Southern Religious Telegraph. Vol. 11, no. 49. December 7, 1832. p. 195. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
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