Samuel Carrick

Samuel Carrick
Samuel Carrick
	Painting by Lloyd Branson showing Carrick (middle) shearing a sheep while meeting with his future son-in-law, Hugh Lawson White, and daughter, Elizabeth
President of; Blount College (now the University of Tennessee)
	In office; 1794–1809
Personal details
Born	July 17, 1760; Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	August 17, 1809 (aged 49)
Spouse	Elizabeth Moore

Samuel Czar Carrick (July 17, 1760 – August 17, 1809)^[1] was an American Presbyterian minister who was the first president of Blount College, the educational institution to which the University of Tennessee traces its origin.^[2]

Early life

Carrick was born on July 17, 1760, in Pennsylvania. He received his education in Virginia, and was ordained as a minister when he was 22 years old.

Career

In 1790, Carrick helped establish the Lebanon-in-the-Fork Presbyterian Church at the confluence of the Holston and French Broad Rivers.^[1] On October 3, 1791, Carrick took part in the initial drawing of lots for Knoxville,^[3] which had been platted as a capital for the Southwest Territory. He and his family moved to the new city shortly afterward.

In December 1792, Carrick began advertising a "seminary" that operated out of his home, where he offered a classical education.^[1] During the same period, he established the First Presbyterian Church on a State Street lot set aside by Knoxville founder James White, although no building was constructed for the church until after Carrick's death.^[1]^[4] On January 12, 1796, Carrick delivered the opening prayer and sermon for the Tennessee Constitutional Convention.^[1]

In 1794, Carrick expanded his educational efforts when the territorial legislature chartered Blount College, named for territorial governor William Blount.^[5] The school initially met in a building on the lot now bounded by Gay Street, State Street, Church Avenue, and Clinch Avenue, which had been donated by James White.^[1] Carrick was the college's president and only faculty member. The tuition fee was $8.00 per semester. The school was rechartered as East Tennessee College in 1807^[5] or 1808^[2] and closed after Carrick's death in August 1809.^[2] Only one student ever graduated from Blount College.^[5]

Personal life, death and legacy

Carrick married Elizabeth Moore in Rockbridge County, Virginia, in 1779.^[1]

Carrick died on August 17, 1809. He was buried in First Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Knoxville.^[4] East Tennessee College reopened in 1820, 11 years after Carrick's death, under the leadership of David A. Sherman.^[2]^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g East Tennessee Historical Society, Mary Rothrock (ed.), The French Broad-Holston Country: A History of Knox County, Tennessee (Knoxville, Tenn.: The Society, 1972), pp. 33, 392-393.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Milton M. Klein, UT's First Presidents, The University Archives, Hoskins Library, University of Tennessee. Accessed September 11, 2010.
^ Stanley Folmsbee and Lucile Deaderick, "The Founding of Knoxville," East Tennessee Historical Society Publications, No. 13 (1941), p. 3-20.
^ ^a ^b "First Presbyterian Church of Knoxville » Last Name C". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Milton M. Klein, University of Tennessee Archived 2009-01-04 at the Wayback Machine, Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture

[rothrock-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g East Tennessee Historical Society, Mary Rothrock (ed.), The French Broad-Holston Country: A History of Knox County, Tennessee (Knoxville, Tenn.: The Society, 1972), pp. 33, 392-393.

[Klein-2] Milton M. Klein, UT's First Presidents, The University Archives, Hoskins Library, University of Tennessee. Accessed September 11, 2010.

[3] Stanley Folmsbee and Lucile Deaderick, "The Founding of Knoxville," East Tennessee Historical Society Publications, No. 13 (1941), p. 3-20.

[FPC-4] "First Presbyterian Church of Knoxville » Last Name C". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2010-09-12.

[TNenc-5] Milton M. Klein, University of Tennessee Archived 2009-01-04 at the Wayback Machine, Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture

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Samuel Carrick

Early life

Career

Personal life, death and legacy

References

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