Franklin College (Nashville)
Franklin College was in Tennessee before the American Civil War. It was established by Tolbert Fanning in the Elm Crag section of southeastern Nashville,[1] Tennessee where the international airport is now located. Its operations were disrupted when hostilities broke out during the Civil War. Enrollment had been between 100 and 130. Its students joined the Confederacy. The school burned around this time and it was relocated to Hope Institute nearby. William Lipscomb, David Lipscomb, Elisha G. Sewell, and T. B. Larimore trained at the college.[2] The Tennessee Legislature incorporated the school. Agriculture was part of its curriculum and a farm was connected to the school.[3] Minerva College was its sister school established in 1849 for female students[4]
In 1844, Fanning placed an advertisement seeking a professor to teach scientific agriculture and mathematics.[5]
Fanning founded Franklin College in 1840. Notable alumni include David Lipscomb, T. B. Larimore, E. G. Sewell, E. W. Carmack, J. E. Scobey, Samuel R. Lowery. and William Lipscomb. Fanning served as president of the college until 1861.[6]
Alumni[edit]
- Andrew Jackson Caldwell
- Joseph Buckner Killebrew
- James D. Richardson
- William Ruffin Cox
- Robert Toombs
- James B. Frazier
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Franklin College and Its Influences by James E. Scobey (1906)
References[edit]
- ^ "Men Who Helped To Make NashVille". Nashville Banner. 29 May 1927. p. 38. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "History of the Restoration Movement". www.therestorationmovement.com.
- ^ "The Literary Record and Journal of the Linnaean Association of Pennsylvania College". The Association. April 16, 1845 – via Google Books.
- ^ Foster, Douglas A.; Dunnavant, Anthony L.; Blowers, Paul M.; Newell Williams, D. (2004). The Encyclopedia of the Stone-Campbell Movement. ISBN 9780802838988.
- ^ "The American Agriculturist". Geo. A. Peters. April 16, 1844 – via Google Books.
- ^ PioneerPreachers.com
