Clinton College (Tennessee)

Not to be confused with Clinton College (Kentucky).

Clinton College was a private college in New Middleton, Smith County, Tennessee. It was established in 1830 as Porter's Hill Academy.

History

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. By February 1842 Clinton College had failed.

Notable alumni

References

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 Archived 2010-09-23 at the Wayback 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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