Arad Simon Lakin

Arad Simon Lakin
Born(1810-05-10)May 10, 1810
Hancock, Delaware County, New York, U.S.
DiedJanuary 22, 1890(1890-01-22) (aged 79)
Rockport, Rooks County, Kansas, U.S.
OccupationsMethodist minister, missionary, university president

Rev. Arad Simon Lakin (May 10, 1810–January 22, 1890) was an American minister, and university president. He was a Methodist minister from New York state, sent to Alabama in order to reestablish the national Methodist Church in the state, and was labeled a "carpetbagger" by Southerners. He was appointed president of the University of Alabama during the Reconstruction era.

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