Pleasant Daniel Gold
Pleasant Daniel Gold | |
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| Born | March 25, 1833 |
| Died | June 7, 1920 (aged 87) Mebane, Alamance County, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Resting place | Maplewood Cemetery |
| Alma mater | Furman University Southern Baptist Theological Seminary |
| Occupation(s) | publisher, minister, businessman, lawyer |
| Spouse(s) | Julia Pipkin (1863-1913; her death) Eugenia Alice Roberts |
| Children | 11 |
| Parent(s) | Milton Gold Martha Fortune |
Pleasant Daniel Gold (March 25, 1833 – June 7, 1920) was an American publisher, lawyer, and Baptist minister. Ordained as a Primitive Baptist minister in the Kehukee Association, he was a prominent Baptist leader in North Carolina for over half-a-century. He served as a minister in Rocky Mount, Goldsboro, Wilson, Tarboro, and Durham. In 1867 he co-founded the Baptist newspaper Zion's Landmark, serving as editor until 1920. In 1902 he founded the P.D. Gold Publishing Company, which issued two newspapers for Wilson County.