Reuben Shannon Lovinggood (May 2, 1864 – December 17, 1916), was an American newspaper editor, classical scholar, educator, and college president.[3][4] He served as the third president of Samuel Huston College (now known as Huston-Tillotson University) from 1900 to 1916.[1][2] He was the editor and partial owner of the Atlanta Times newspaper from 1890 to 1892.[1] Lovinggood was a professor of Latin and Greek courses from 1895 until 1900 at Wiley College in Marshall, Texas.[1][5] He was an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.[2]
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.[1] |
| Died | December 17, 1916 Austin, Travis County, Texas, U.S.[1] |
| Resting place | Oakwood Cemetery[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Lillie G. England, Madeleine Alice Townsend[1] |
| Education | University of Chicago[1] |
| Alma mater | Clark College[2] |
| Occupation | Educator, newspaper editor, college president, religious leader |
His son was Penman Lovingood, 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).[1]
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edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i Ronnick, Michele Valerie. "Lovinggood, Reuben Shannon". Database of Classical Scholars, Rutgers University. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ a b c 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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