Daniel J. Sanders
Daniel J. Sanders | |
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| President of Johnson C. Smith University | |
| In office October 12, 1891 – March 6 1907 | |
| Preceded by | Rev. William F. Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Dr. Henry L. McCrorey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Daniel Jackson Sanders February 15, 1847 Winnsboro, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | March 6, 1907 (aged 60) Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Clergyman, newspaper publisher, educator |
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Daniel Jackson Sanders (February 15, 1847 – March 6, 1907) was an American clergyman, academic administrator, and newspaper publisher. He served as president of Biddle University (now Johnson C. Smith University) in North Carolina for seventeen years, becoming one of most prominent Black educators in the South. He had various positions of importance with the Presbyterian Church of the United States and was considered the leading Black Presbyterian minister in the United States when he died. Sanders also established, edited, and published the Africo-American Presbyterian newspaper.