Clinton College (Tennessee)

For the defunct college in Clinton, Kentucky, see Clinton College (Kentucky).

Clinton College was a college in New Middleton, Smith County, Tennessee.[1][2] The original Porter's Hill Academy was formed in 1830 and then reorganized as Clinton College in 1833-4.[3][4] Its main teacher was Francis Haynes Gordon.[3] The school had failed by February 1842.[3]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ Tennessee colleges that have closed, merged, changed names
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ a b c The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture "Francis Haynes Gordon", Tennessee Historical Society, Nashville, Tennessee, 1998.
  4. ^ http://www.smithcountychamber.org/area-historytimeline.htm Timeline of Smith County History ]