Isaac L. Anderson
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Isaac L. Anderson (1780–1857) was a Presbyterian minister and the founder of Maryville College.
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| Born | March 26, 1780 |
| Died | January 28, 1857 (aged 76) |
| Resting place | Maryville College Maryville, Tennessee |
| Education | Liberty Hall Academy |
| Spouse | Flora McCampbell |
A native of Rockbridge County, Virginia, Rev. Anderson was educated in a traditional log school house. He later attended Liberty Hall Academy, present-day Washington and Lee University, in Lexington, Virginia. At the age of 17 he joined the church, and at age 21 he moved with his family to Knox County, Tennessee. Anderson was ordained into the ministry of the Gospel at Washington Presbyterian Church on November 26, 1802. By 1807, there were 72 members in full communion at Washington Church. Anderson continued as pastor of Washington Church until 1812 when he moved to Maryville, TN to become pastor at New Providence Presbyterian Church.[1] In 1819 of Southern and Western Theological Seminary in Maryville, Tennessee. In 1842, the seminary was renamed as Maryville College.
Anderson and other members of his family were first buried in New Providence cemetery; they were moved to the Maryville College cemetery in 1933.[2][3]
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