Black and white drawing of David Sherman.

David A. Sherman

David A Sherman

David Sherman, the second president of the university, served as president of East Tennessee College from 1820 to 1825. An 1802 Yale graduate, Rev. Sherman was principal of Hampden-Sydney Academy when East Tennessee College temporarily consolidated with it in 1820. He served as both president of East Tennessee College and principal of Hampden-Sydney Academy. He was also the librarian of the newly formed Knoxville Library Company (at a salary of $20 per year). He resigned due to poor health but later assumed the presidency of Jackson College in Columbia, Tennessee. He died in 1843.

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  • Title David A Sherman
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  • Website Name Volopedia
  • Publisher University of Tennessee Libraries
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  • Access Date July 9, 2025
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  • Date of Last Update March 1, 2019