Arthur T. Prescott
| Arthur Taylor Prescott, Sr. | |
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Prescott (c. 1899)
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| 1st President of Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana | |
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In office 1895–1899 |
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| Succeeded by | W. C. Robinson |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 11, 1863 Mansfield, DeSoto Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Died | May 16, 1942 (aged 78) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Resting place | Roselawn Memorial Park in Baton Rouge |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Nellie Daugherty Prescott (married 1888-1933, her death) |
| Children | Arthur T. Prescott, Jr., D.V.M. Lucy Stewart Prescott King Ben Prescott, II Kate Taylor Prescott ___ Elvira Garig Prescott ___ |
| Parents | Ben and Kate Taylor Prescott |
| Residence | (1) Baton Rouge, Louisiana (2) Ruston, Louisiana (3) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Alma mater | Louisiana State University |
| Occupation | Educator; College president |
| Religion | Protestant Episcopal Church |
Arthur Taylor Prescott, Sr. (11 June 1863 – 16 May 1942) was a political scientist and educator who was the founding president of Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana. Most of his educational administrative career, however, was spent at his alma mater, Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.
Prescott was one of six children born to Ben Prescott, I (1835-1914), and the former Kate Taylor (1838-1878). The second oldest son (a brother died in infancy), he was born during the American Civil War in Mansfield, the parish seat of DeSoto Parish in northwestern Louisiana, south of Shreveport. Before he was a year old, the Battle of Mansfield was fought in DeSoto Parish, a rare Confederate victory at that phase of the ongoing War Between the States. Ben Prescott, an LSU graduate, was a sugar planter in his native of Washington in St. Landry Parish near Opelousas in South Louisiana. Kate Taylor Prescott was a native of the Georgetown section of Washington, D.C.
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