Thomas S. Gathright | |
|---|---|
| 2nd President of the Henderson Male and Female College | |
| In office December 3, 1879 – May 24, 1880 | |
| Preceded by | Oscar H. Cooper |
| 1st President of the State Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas | |
| In office October 4, 1876 – November 21, 1879 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | John Garland James |
| Mississippi Superintendent of Public Instruction | |
| In office April 3, 1876 – September 1876 | |
| Governor | John Marshall Stone |
| Preceded by | Thomas Cardozo |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Bardwell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Sanford Gathright January 5, 1829 Monroe County, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | May 24, 1880 (aged 51) Henderson, Texas, U.S |
| Resting place | Old City Cemetery, Henderson, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Sophronia Ann Prince
(m. 1851) |
| Era | 19th-century philosophy |
| Region | American philosophy |
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Thomas Sanford Gathright (January 5, 1829 – May 24, 1880) was an American educator and the first president of the State Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, now known as Texas A&M University, and the second president of Henderson Male and Female College. He founded what would later become the only functioning secondary school in Mississippi during the American Civil War and was the state Superintendent of Public Instruction in 1876.