Addison Clark (1842–1911) was a co-founder and the first

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Texas Christian University Texas Christian University (TCU) is a private university, private research university in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. It was established in 1873 by brothers Addison Clark, Addison and Randolph Clark as the AddRan Male & Female College. It i ...

(TCU).

Biography

Addison Clark was born in

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on December 11, 1842. He served in the

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during the

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. In 1873, he and his brother Randolph founded Add-Ran Male & Female College in Thorp Spring, Texas, and he served as its first president. The school was later renamed

. Addison Clark died at his daughter's home in Comanche, Texas in May 1911.

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