W. C. Friley
| William Christopher "W. C." Friley | |
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| First President of Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas | |
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In office 1892–1894 |
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| Succeeded by | George O. Thatcher |
| 2nd President of Louisiana College in Pineville, Louisiana | |
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In office 1909–1910 |
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| Preceded by | Edwin O. Ware, Sr. |
| Succeeded by | Claybrook Cottingham |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 12, 1845 Yazoo County, Mississippi, USA |
| Died | April 11, 1911 (aged 65) Franklin County, Texas |
| Resting place | Bryan City Cemetery in Bryan, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse(s) | Ellen Douglas Friley (married 1872-1911, his death) |
| Children |
Mittie K Friley Howell |
| Alma mater | Mississippi College |
| Occupation | College president and clergyman |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
Mittie K Friley Howell
William Christopher Friley, known as W. C. Friley (July 12, 1845 – April 11, 1911), was a Southern Baptist clergyman and college president. He was from 1892 to 1894 the first president of Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, and the second president from 1909 to 1910 of Louisiana College in Pineville, Louisiana. The two assignments were fifteen years apart.
A native of Mississippi, municipality and county unknown, Friley was the son of John J. and Mary F. Friley (both born c. 1823). Friley fought as a teenager for the Confederate Army in the American Civil War. He graduated in 1871 from Baptist-affiliated Mississippi College in Clinton, as did two later Louisiana College presidents, Edgar Godbold and Rory Lee.
Friley's first pastorate after receiving his degree was in Yazoo City, Mississippi, and Friley received high marks from the state mission board for his work there.
A clear outline of Friley's life is missing; he seems to have appeared at unlikely places in time across Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. Friley was a Baptist pastor in Monroe, Louisiana, and thereafter he was listed as the correspondence secretary of the Louisiana Baptist Convention. In November 1880, through a series of revivals, helped to establish the First Baptist Church in Opelousas in St. Landry Parish in South Louisiana.
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