David Bancroft Johnson, Jr. (January 10, 1856 - December 26, 1928) was the founder and first president of the "Winthrop Training School" for white women teachers, now
Winthrop University
Winthrop University is a public university in Rock Hill, South Carolina. It was founded in 1886 by David Bancroft Johnson, who served as the superintendent of Columbia, South Carolina schools. He received a grant from Robert Charles Winthrop, a ...
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Biography
David Bancroft Johnson, Jr. was born on January 10, 1856, in La Grange, Tennessee
La Grange is a town in Fayette County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 133 at the 2010 census. A large area in the town is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as La Grange Historic District (La Grange, Tennessee), La Gr ...
, to David Bancroft Johnson, Sr. who died the following year.school superintendent
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of Columbia, South Carolina
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He died on December 26, 1928, in Rock Hill, South Carolina
Rock Hill is the most populous city in York County, South Carolina, United States, and the List of municipalities in South Carolina, 5th-most populous city in the state. It is also the 4th-most populous city of the Charlotte metropolitan area, be ...
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1856 births
1928 deaths
People from La Grange, Tennessee
Presidents of Winthrop University