Albert L. Holladay

Albert Lewis Holladay (April 16, 1805 – October 18, 1856) was a Presbyterian minister, educator and was elected to the presidency of Hampden–Sydney College in 1856 but died before taking office.

Albert Lewis Holladay was born on April 16, 1805, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.^[1][2] He was educated at the University of Virginia.^[2]

Holladay taught at the University of Virginia and in Richmond.^[2] He then became a professor of ancient languages and president at Hampden–Sydney College.^[1][2] In 1833, he retired as a professor and left the presidency. He entered the Union Theological Seminary at Hampden–Sydney.^[1][2]

After graduating from the Seminary, Holladay spent eleven years as a missionary in Persia and studied eastern literature. He returned to Charlottesville after encountering unusual hardships and trials. He became a pastor in Charlottesville.^[1][2] In 1848, he became a principal at Charlottesville Female Academy in Charlottesville. He resigned from the role in 1851.^[3][4] He was in charge of South Plains Presbyterian Church in Albemarle County.^[5] Already ill when he was elected as president of Hampden–Sydney College in 1856, he never made it to the campus to take his position.^[1][2]

Holladay died on October 18, 1856, in Albemarle County.^[2][5]

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