| Reuben Shannon Lovinggood | |
|---|---|
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| 3rd President of Samuel Huston College | |
| Preceded by | Thomas M. Dart |
| Succeeded by | J. W. Frazier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 2, 1864 Walhalla, Oconee County, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | December 17, 1916 Austin, Travis County, Texas, U.S. |
| Resting place | Oakwood Cemetery |
| Spouse(s) | Lillie G. England, Madeleine Alice Townsend |
| Education | University of Chicago |
| Alma mater | Clark College |
| Occupation | Educator, newspaper editor, college president, religious leader |
Reuben Shannon Lovinggood (May 2, 1864 – December 17, 1916), was an American newspaper editor, classical scholar, educator, and college president. He served as the third president of Samuel Huston College (now known as Huston-Tillotson University) from 1900 to 1916. He was the editor and partial owner of the Atlanta Times newspaper from 1890 to 1892. Lovinggood was a professor of Latin and Greek courses from 1895 until 1900 at Wiley College in Marshall, Texas. He was an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
His son Penman Lovingood became a composer and memoir writer; who authored the book about his father, Negro Seer: The Life and Work of Dr. R.S. Lovingood [sic] Educator, Churchman, Race Leader (1963).
See also
References
- ^ Ronnick, Michele Valerie. "Lovinggood, Reuben Shannon". Database of Classical Scholars, Rutgers University. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ Culp, Daniel Wallace (1902). Twentieth Century Negro Literature: Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro. J.L. Nichols & Company. pp. 44–46. ISBN 978-0-598-62112-2.
- The Christian Educator: A Quarterly Magazine of Facts. Board of Education for Negroes of the Methodist Episcopal Church. 1917. p. 1.
- Brawley, James P. (1977). The Clark College Legacy: An Interpretive History of Relevant Education, 1869-1975. Clark College. p. 260.
- Barr, Alwyn (2004). The African Texans. Texas A&M University Press. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-60344-625-9.
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