Claybrook Cottingham
| Claybrook C. Cottingham | |
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| 3rd President of Louisiana College in Pineville, Louisiana | |
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In office 1910–1941 |
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| Preceded by | W. C. Friley |
| Succeeded by | Edgar Godbold |
| 10th President of Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana | |
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In office 1941–1949 |
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| Preceded by | Edwin Sanders "E. S." Richardsons |
| Succeeded by | Ralph L. Ropp |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 4, 1881 Ottoman, Lancaster County, Virginia, USA |
| Died | August 17, 1949 (aged 68) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Resting place | Greenwood Memorial Park in Pineville, Louisiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse(s) | Myrtle Baker Cottingham (married 1904-1949, his death) |
| Children |
Mary Virginia Cottingham ____ |
| Residence |
(1) Pineville, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | Baylor University |
| Occupation | Educator; President of Louisiana College and Louisiana Tech University |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
Mary Virginia Cottingham ____
Margaret Drew ____
(1) Pineville, Louisiana
Claybrook C. Cottingham (May 4, 1881 – August 17, 1949) was an educator who served as the third president of Southern Baptist-affiliated Louisiana College in Pineville and the tenth president of Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana.
A son of George Cottingham and the former Louise Palmer, Cottingham was born in Ottoman in Lancaster County on the Atlantic coast of Virginia. He was educated at Chesapeake Academy in Irvington, Virginia. He received his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees prior to 1902 from the University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia, then known as Richmond College. He obtained the Doctor of Divinity degree from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. From 1900-1902, he was the assistant principal at his alma mater, Chesapeake Academy.
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