Edgar Godbold
| Edgar S. Godbold | |
|---|---|
| 4th President of Louisiana College in Pineville, Louisiana | |
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In office 1942–1951 |
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| Preceded by | Claybrook Cottingham |
| Succeeded by | G. Earl Guinn |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 2, 1879 Lincoln County, Mississippi, USA |
| Died | November 21, 1952 (aged 72) Alexandria, Rapides Parish Louisiana |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Ball, Louisiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse(s) |
(1) Margaret Irene Coleman (married 1909-1938, her death) |
| Children | No children |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Occupation |
College professor and president |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
| Military service | |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
(1) Margaret Irene Coleman (married 1909-1938, her death)
College professor and president
Edgar S. Godbold (December 2, 1879 – November 21, 1952) was the fourth president of Southern Baptist-affiliated Louisiana College in Pineville, Louisiana, a position which he held from 1942 until his retirement in 1951.
A native of Auburn in Lincoln County in southwestern Mississippi, Godbold was the oldest of six children of Thomas Rowan "Tom" Godbold (1846-1926) and the former Mary S. "Mollie" Terry (1857-1933). The parents are interred in Amite County, Mississippi.
Godbold graduated from Auburn High School and in 1905 and 1910, respectively, received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Baptist-affiliated Mississippi College in Clinton. He was from 1905 to 1906 a principal in Lawrence County in southwestern Mississippi. From 1906 to 1907, he attended the University of Chicago, from which he received his doctorate. He was called to overseas duty in World War I from 1918 to 1919.
From 1906 to 1912, he was a biology professor at Mississippi College; then, he taught in his field at Louisiana College from 1913 to 1918. From 1912 to 1918, he was the executive secretary of the Louisiana Baptist Education Commission. From 1919 to 1923, Godbold was the corresponding secretary of the executive board of the Louisiana Baptist Convention, based in Alexandria. Decades later near the end of his life, he was from 1950 to 1951 the president of the Louisiana Baptist Convention.
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