James Ferguson Dowdell
| James Ferguson Dowdell | |
|---|---|
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| President of the Auburn University | |
| Term | 1868 – 1870 |
| Predecessor | William J. Sasnett |
| Successor | Isaac T. Tichenor |
| Born |
November 26, 1818 near Monticello, Georgia |
| Died |
September 6, 1871 (aged 52) Auburn, Alabama |
James Ferguson Dowdell (November 26, 1818 – September 6, 1871) was the second President of the East Alabama College, now known as Auburn University, from 1868 to 1870, and a U.S. Representative from Alabama.[1][2]
Biography
James Ferguson Dowdell was born on November 26, 1818, near Monticello, Georgia.[1] Dowdell completed preparatory studies and in 1840 and graduated from Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Virginia.[1] He studied law.[1] He was admitted to the bar in 1841 and commenced practice in Greenville, Georgia.[1] He moved to Oak Bowery, Alabama, in 1846 and engaged in agricultural pursuits.[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the State house of representatives in 1849 and 1851.[1]
Dowdell was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third, Thirty-fourth, and Thirty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1859).[1][3] During the Civil War he served as colonel of the Thirty-seventh Regiment, Alabama Volunteer Infantry, under General Price from 1862 until the close of the war.[1][2]
From 1868 to 1870, he served as the second President of the East Alabama College, now known as Auburn University.[1][2][3]
References
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| Preceded by William J. Sasnett |
President of Auburn University 1866-1872 |
Succeeded by Isaac T. Tichenor |
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