Isaac T. Tichenor
Isaac T. Tichenor | |
|---|---|
| President of the Auburn University | |
| In office 1872–1881 | |
| Preceded by | James Ferguson Dowdell |
| Succeeded by | William Leroy Broun |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 11, 1825 |
| Died | December 2, 1902 (aged 77) |
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 on November 11, 1825,[3] in Spencer County, Kentucky, to James and Margaret (Bennett) Tichenor.[4]
Career
Tichenor served as pastor in Columbus, Mississippi, in 1849 and in Henderson, Kentucky, in 1851.[5] From 1852 to 1867, he was pastor at the First Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama.[6]
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.[7] 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]
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,[8] in Atlanta, Georgia.[4] He is buried in Westview Cemetery.
References
- ^ a b c d e Auburn library
- ^ a b "Program" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- ^ a b c d The Baptist Home Mission Monthly
- ^ a b "Isaac Taylor Tichenor". Southern Baptist Historical Library & Archives. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ "Sketch of Dr. Tichenor". Richmond Dispatch. No. 16106. 4 December 1902. p. 3. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ Rogers, William Warren (2001). Confederate Home Front: Montgomery During the Civil War. University of Alabama Press. p. 7. ISBN 9780817311537.
- ^ The Civil War and the Use of Sermons as Historical Documents
- ^ "Baptist Report on Home Missions". News Leader. Vol. 4, no. 198. 12 May 1903. p. 2. Retrieved 30 August 2025.