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| − | On June 8, 1904, Cottingham married the former Myrtle Baker of Mount Lebanon, daughter of the merchant J. L. Baker and the former Mary Williamson. Their children were Mary Virginia (born 1906), Margaret Drew (born 1913), and Claybrook Baker Cottingham, Sr. (1915–1991). A Cottingham grandson, C. B. Cottingham, Jr. (1943–2008), who served in both the [[United States Army]] and [[United States Air Force]] during the 1970s,<ref>Claybrook B. Cottingham, Jr., obituary, Singleton Funeral Home, Glen Burnie, [[Maryland]], accessed December 19, 2010</ref> died at the age of sixty-five, a resident of Hanover in Anne Arundel County, [[Maryland]]. Claybrook and Myrtle Cottinghams are interred at Greenwood Memorial Park in Pineville. | + | On June 8, 1904, Cottingham married the former Myrtle Baker of Mount Lebanon, daughter of the merchant J. L. Baker and the former Mary Williamson. Their children were Mary Virginia (born 1906), Margaret Drew (born 1913), and Claybrook Baker Cottingham, Sr. (1915–1991). A Cottingham grandson, C. B. Cottingham, Jr. (1943–2008), who served in both the [[United States Army]] and [[United States Air Force]] during the 1970s,<ref>Claybrook B. Cottingham, Jr., obituary, Singleton Funeral Home, Glen Burnie, [[Maryland]], accessed December 19, 2010</ref> died at the age of sixty-five, a resident of Hanover in Anne Arundel County, [[Maryland]]. Claybrook and Myrtle Cottinghams are interred at Greenwood Memorial Park in Pineville. A Baptist deacon, Cottingham was from 1914 to 1916, the president of the Louisiana Baptist Convention, based in [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]]. He was also a director of Rotary International from 1930 to 1931.<ref name=lahist/> |
| − | A Baptist deacon, Cottingham was from 1914 to 1916, the president of the Louisiana Baptist Convention, based in [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]]. He was also a director of Rotary International from 1930 to 1931.<ref name=lahist/> | + | |
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Lynn Edward May, Jr., wrote an unpublished dissertation on Cottingham entitled "Claybrook Cottingham: A Study of His Life and Work."<ref name=lahist/> | Lynn Edward May, Jr., wrote an unpublished dissertation on Cottingham entitled "Claybrook Cottingham: A Study of His Life and Work."<ref name=lahist/> | ||
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The Claybrook Cottingham Expressway (U.S. Route 167) in Pineville is named in Cottingham's honor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alexandria.momslikeme.com/members/JournalActions.aspx?g=502236&m=11621916&grpcat=My+Life|title=Bridge work to result in lane closures on Cottingham Expressway beginning May 3 (for about 2 months)|publisher=alexandria.momslikeme.com|accessdate=December 19, 2010}}</ref> A men's dormitory for honor students on the Louisiana Tech campus<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latech.edu/tech/housing/ResHalls/cottingham.htm|title=Housing|publisher=latech.edu|accessdate=December 19, 2010}}</ref> and a women's dormitory at Louisiana College<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lacollege.edu/map/cottingham_hall.aspx|title=Cottingham Hall|publisher=lacollege.edu|accessdate=December 19, 2010}}</ref> are both named "Cottingham Hall" in his memory. The Louisiana Tech dormitory is adjacent to Richardson Hall, named for [[E. S. Richardson|Edwin Sanders Richardson, Sr.]], Cottingham's predecessor as the Louisiana Tech president.<ref>A later Louisiana Tech president, [[F. Jay Taylor]], had previously been a [[professor]] of history and an administrator at Louisiana College, but he came to LC long after Cottingham had left. Their paths would have crossed only in 1941-1942, when Taylor was a student at Louisiana Tech and Cottingham was in his first year as president there.</ref> | The Claybrook Cottingham Expressway (U.S. Route 167) in Pineville is named in Cottingham's honor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alexandria.momslikeme.com/members/JournalActions.aspx?g=502236&m=11621916&grpcat=My+Life|title=Bridge work to result in lane closures on Cottingham Expressway beginning May 3 (for about 2 months)|publisher=alexandria.momslikeme.com|accessdate=December 19, 2010}}</ref> A men's dormitory for honor students on the Louisiana Tech campus<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latech.edu/tech/housing/ResHalls/cottingham.htm|title=Housing|publisher=latech.edu|accessdate=December 19, 2010}}</ref> and a women's dormitory at Louisiana College<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lacollege.edu/map/cottingham_hall.aspx|title=Cottingham Hall|publisher=lacollege.edu|accessdate=December 19, 2010}}</ref> are both named "Cottingham Hall" in his memory. The Louisiana Tech dormitory is adjacent to Richardson Hall, named for [[E. S. Richardson|Edwin Sanders Richardson, Sr.]], Cottingham's predecessor as the Louisiana Tech president.<ref>A later Louisiana Tech president, [[F. Jay Taylor]], had previously been a [[professor]] of history and an administrator at Louisiana College, but he came to LC long after Cottingham had left. Their paths would have crossed only in 1941-1942, when Taylor was a student at Louisiana Tech and Cottingham was in his first year as president there.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 19:00, June 10, 2020
| Claybrook C. Cottingham | |
| In office 1910 – 1941 | |
| Preceded by | W. C. Friley |
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| Succeeded by | Edgar Godbold |
10th President of Louisiana Tech University in Ruston
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| In office 1941 – 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Edwin Sanders "E. S." Richardson, Sr. |
| Succeeded by | R. L. Ropp |
| Born | May 4, 1881} Ottoman, Lancaster County, |
| Died | August 17, 1949 (aged 68) Mexico City, Mexico Resting place: |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse(s) | Myrtle Baker Cottingham (married 1904-1949, his death) |
| Children | Mary Virginia and Margaret Drew (married names unavailable)<r>
Claybrook Baker Cottingham, Sr. |
| Alma mater | University of Richmond (Virginia) |
| Occupation | Educator; College president |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
Claybrook C. Cottingham (May 4, 1881 – August 17, 1949) was an educator who served as the third president of Southern Baptist-affiliated Louisiana College in Pineville, Louisiana, and the tenth president of Louisiana Tech University in Ruston.
Background
A son of George Cottingham and the former Louise Palmer, Cottingham was born in Ottoman in Lancaster County on the Atlantic coast of Virginia. He was educated at Chesapeake Academy in Irvington, Virginia. He received his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees prior to 1902 from the University of Richmond, then known as Richmond College, in the capital city of Richmond. He obtained the Doctor of Divinity degree from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. From 1900 to 1902, he was the assistant principal at his alma mater, Chesapeake Academy.[1]
Academic career
Cottingham moved to Louisiana to become from 1902 to 1905 a professor of Greek and philosophy at the defunct Mount Lebanon College, sometimes called Mount Lebanon University, a forerunner of Louisiana College, located[in Bienville Parish in northwestern Louisiana. Cottingham served as the last president of Mount Lebanon from 1905–1906, when he became from 1906 to1910 a founding professor of the new Louisiana College. His tenure as LC president stretched from 1910 to 1941, when he became the tenth president of Louisiana Tech, formerly known as 'Louisiana Polytechnic Institute..[1]
A world traveler, Cottingham was still serving at Louisiana Tech when he died at the age of sixty-eight while on a business trip to Mexico City, Mexico.[1]
Family and legacy
On June 8, 1904, Cottingham married the former Myrtle Baker of Mount Lebanon, daughter of the merchant J. L. Baker and the former Mary Williamson. Their children were Mary Virginia (born 1906), Margaret Drew (born 1913), and Claybrook Baker Cottingham, Sr. (1915–1991). A Cottingham grandson, C. B. Cottingham, Jr. (1943–2008), who served in both the United States Army and United States Air Force during the 1970s,[2] died at the age of sixty-five, a resident of Hanover in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Claybrook and Myrtle Cottinghams are interred at Greenwood Memorial Park in Pineville. A Baptist deacon, Cottingham was from 1914 to 1916, the president of the Louisiana Baptist Convention, based in Alexandria. He was also a director of Rotary International from 1930 to 1931.[1]
Lynn Edward May, Jr., wrote an unpublished dissertation on Cottingham entitled "Claybrook Cottingham: A Study of His Life and Work."[1]
The Claybrook Cottingham Expressway (U.S. Route 167) in Pineville is named in Cottingham's honor.[3] A men's dormitory for honor students on the Louisiana Tech campus[4] and a women's dormitory at Louisiana College[5] are both named "Cottingham Hall" in his memory. The Louisiana Tech dormitory is adjacent to Richardson Hall, named for Edwin Sanders Richardson, Sr., Cottingham's predecessor as the Louisiana Tech president.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Cottingham, Claybrook C.. A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography: Louisiana Historical Association. Retrieved on June 10, 2020.
- ↑ Claybrook B. Cottingham, Jr., obituary, Singleton Funeral Home, Glen Burnie, Maryland, accessed December 19, 2010
- ↑ Bridge work to result in lane closures on Cottingham Expressway beginning May 3 (for about 2 months). alexandria.momslikeme.com. Retrieved on December 19, 2010.
- ↑ Housing. latech.edu. Retrieved on December 19, 2010.
- ↑ Cottingham Hall. lacollege.edu. Retrieved on December 19, 2010.
- ↑ A later Louisiana Tech president, F. Jay Taylor, had previously been a professor of history and an administrator at Louisiana College, but he came to LC long after Cottingham had left. Their paths would have crossed only in 1941-1942, when Taylor was a student at Louisiana Tech and Cottingham was in his first year as president there.