Albert L. Holladay

Albert L. Holladay
President of Hampden–Sydney College
Preceded by Lewis W. Green
Succeeded by Charles Martin (Acting)
Personal details
Born (1805-04-16)April 16, 1805
Died October 18, 1856(1856-10-18) (aged 51)
Alma mater University of Virginia
Union Theological Seminary
Profession Theologian
Religion Presbyterian

Albert Lewis Holladay (April 16, 1805 – October 18, 1856) was a Presbyterian minister, educator and was elected to the presidency of Hampden–Sydney College in 1856 but died before taking office.

Biography

Holladay was born in Spotsylvania County, Virginia in 1805.[1] He was educated at the University of Virginia and was a teacher in both Richmond and Charlottesville, going onto become a professor of ancient languages at Hampden–Sydney College.[1] In 1833 he retired as a professor and entered the Union Theological Seminary at Hampden–Sydney.[1]

After graduating from the Seminary, Holladay spent eleven years as a missionary in Persia, but returned to Charlottesville after encountering unusual hardships and trials.[1] Already ill when he was elected as President of Hampden–Sydney College in 1856, he never made it to the campus to take his position and died on October 18, 1856.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Holladay, Albert L.". The National Cyclopædia of American Biography. II. New York: James T. White & Company. 1921. p. 26.
Academic offices
Preceded by
Lewis W. Green		 President of Hampden–Sydney College
1856 		Succeeded by
Charles Martin (educator)


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