Gideon Blackburn
Gideon Blackburn | |
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| 3rd President of Centre College | |
| In office August 1, 1827 – October 26, 1830 | |
| Preceded by | Jeremiah Chamberlain |
| Succeeded by | John C. Young |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 27, 1772 Augusta County, Virginia |
| Died | August 23, 1838 (aged 65) Carlinville, Illinois |
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Gideon Blackburn (August 27, 1772 – August 23, 1838) was an American Presbyterian clergyman, evangelist, educator and missionary to Cherokee and Creek nations, and college president. He raised funds for new colleges and founded numerous congregations and churches in areas of new western settlement in Tennessee and Kentucky.