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| term_start2=1941                ​

| term_start2=1941                ​

| term_end2=1949​

| term_end2=1949​

| preceded2=[[E. S. Richardson|Edwin Sanders "E. S." Richardson, Sr.]]​

| preceded2=[[E. S. Richardson|Edwin Sanders "E. S." Richardson Sr.]]​

| succeeded2=[[R. L. Ropp]]​

| succeeded2=[[R. L. Ropp]]​

| birth_date=May 4, 1881}​

| birth_date=May 4, 1881}​

Greenwood Memorial Park in [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]], [[Louisiana]]​

Greenwood Memorial Park in [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]], [[Louisiana]]​

| occupation=[[Educator]]; College president​

| occupation=[[Educator]]; College president​

| spouse=Myrtle Baker Cottingham (married 1904-1949, his death)​

| spouse=Myrtle Baker Cottingham (married 1904–1949, his death)​

| children=Mary Virginia Cottingham Majors<br>

| children=Mary Virginia Cottingham Majors<br>

Margaret Drew Davis​

Margaret Drew Davis​

Claybrook Baker<br> Cottingham, Sr.​

Claybrook Baker<br> Cottingham Sr.​

| religion=[[Southern Baptist]]​

| religion=[[Southern Baptist]]​

| alma_mater=University of Richmond (Virginia)​

| alma_mater=University of Richmond (Virginia)​

[[Baylor University]]​ ([[Waco, Texas]])

[[Baylor University]]​ ([[Waco, Texas]])

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'''Claybrook C. Cottingham''' (May 4, 1881 &ndash; August 17, 1949) was an [[educator]] who served as the third president of [[Southern Baptist]]-affiliated [[Louisiana College]] in [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]], [[Louisiana]], and the tenth president of [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]].​

'''Claybrook C. Cottingham''' (May 4, 1881 &ndash; August 17, 1949) was an [[educator]] who served as the third president of [[Southern Baptist]]-affiliated [[Louisiana College]] in [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]], [[Louisiana]], and the tenth president of [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]].​

==Academic career==

==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, locatedin 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.<ref name=lahist/>​

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, locatedin Bienville Parish in northwestern Louisiana. Cottingham served as the last president of Mount Lebanon from 1905 to 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.<ref name=lahist/>​

A world traveler, Cottingham was still serving at Louisiana Tech when he died at the age of sixty-eight in [[Mexico City]], [[Mexico]], where he was visiting his older daughter, Mary Virginia Majors, who lived in Mexico.<ref name=lahist/>​

A world traveler, Cottingham was still serving at Louisiana Tech when he died at the age of sixty-eight in [[Mexico City]], [[Mexico]], where he was visiting his older daughter, Mary Virginia Majors, who lived in Mexico.<ref name=lahist/>​

 

==Family and legacy==

==Family and legacy==

 

On June 8, 1904, Cottingham married the former Myrtle Baker (1889-1965) of Mount Lebanon, daughter of the merchant Jesse Lewis Baker (1850-1918) and the former Mary Smith Williamson (1860-1902).<ref>{{cite web|url=

On June 8, 1904, Cottingham married the former Myrtle Baker (1889-1965) of Mount Lebanon, daughter of the merchant Jesse Lewis Baker (1850-1918) and the former Mary Smith Williamson (1860-1902).<ref>{{cite web|url=

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156461243/myrtle-cottingham|title=Myrtle Baker Cottingham|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=June 10, 2020}}</ref> Their children were Mary Virginia Majors (1907-1967), Margaret Drew Davis (born 1913), and Claybrook Baker Cottingham, Sr. (1915–1991), a [[United States Navy]] commander.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106542409/claybrook-cottingham#view-photo=200883748|title=Dr. Claybrook Cottingham|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=June 10, 2020}}</ref>

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156461243/myrtle-cottingham|title=Myrtle Baker Cottingham|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=June 10, 2020}}</ref> Their children were Mary Virginia Majors (1907-1967), Margaret Drew Davis (born 1913), and Claybrook Baker Cottingham Sr. (1915–1991), a [[United States Navy]] commander.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106542409/claybrook-cottingham#view-photo=200883748|title=Dr. Claybrook Cottingham|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=June 10, 2020}}</ref>

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 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/>​

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/>​

The Claybrook Cottingham Expressway (U.S. Route 167) in Pineville is named in Cottingham's honor. A men's dormitory for honor students on the Louisiana Tech campus and a women's dormitory at Louisiana College 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. A men's dormitory for honor students on the Louisiana Tech campus and a women's dormitory at Louisiana College 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>​

==References==

==References==