Clinton College (Tennessee)

Clinton Collegewas a private college inNew Middleton,Smith County, Tennessee.It was established in 1830 asPorter's Hill Academy.

History[edit]

Clinton College was founded as a college for young men by Francis Haynes Gordon in 1830 as Porter's Hill Academy and assumed the final name in 1833.^[1]^[2]^[3]By February 1842 Clinton College had failed.^[4]

Notable alumni[edit]

References[edit]

^Tennessee colleges that have closed, merged, changed names.Compiled by Ray Brown, Westminster College. Retrieved: 19 January 2015.
^Goodspeed's History of Smith County, Tennessee Archived2010-09-23 at theWayback Machine,1887. Transcribed for the web by Timothy R. Meador, Jr. Retrieved: 18 February 2013.
^Timeline of Smith County History.Retrieved via Web Archive: 18 February 2013.
^James X. Corgan, "Francis Haynes Gordon,"The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture,Tennessee Historical Society, Nashville, Tennessee, 1998.

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[1] Tennessee colleges that have closed, merged, changed names.Compiled by Ray Brown, Westminster College. Retrieved: 19 January 2015.

[2] Goodspeed's History of Smith County, Tennessee Archived2010-09-23 at theWayback Machine,1887. Transcribed for the web by Timothy R. Meador, Jr. Retrieved: 18 February 2013.

[3] Timeline of Smith County History.Retrieved via Web Archive: 18 February 2013.

[4] James X. Corgan, "Francis Haynes Gordon,"The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture,Tennessee Historical Society, Nashville, Tennessee, 1998.

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