David Nelson
American minister
David Nelson was an American Presbyterian minister, physician, and antislavery activist who founded Marion College and served as its first president. Marion College, a Protestant manual labor college, was the first institution of higher learning... Wikipedia
Born: September 24, 1793, Jonesborough, TN
Died: October 17, 1844 (age 51 years), Quincy, IL
Children: Survived by 11 children
Organization(s): Presbyterian Church; Marion College; American Anti-Slavery Society; Mission Institute; Underground Railroad