Richard H. Rivers
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Richard H. Rivers was a nineteenth century educator. He was president of Centenary College of Louisiana
from 1849 to 1853 and president of La Grange College in Florence, Alabama after that. La Grange was also sometimes known as Florence Wesleyan College and its successor is the University of North Alabama
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. He was the author of several important treatises, including Elements of Moral Philosophy.
Centenary College of Louisiana
Centenary College of Louisiana is a primarily undergraduate, liberal arts and sciences college in Shreveport, Louisiana. The college is one of the founding members of the Associated Colleges of the South, a pedagogical organization consisting of sixteen Southern liberal arts colleges...
from 1849 to 1853 and president of La Grange College in Florence, Alabama after that. La Grange was also sometimes known as Florence Wesleyan College and its successor is the University of North Alabama
University of North Alabama
The University of North Alabama is a coeducational university located in Florence, Alabama, and the state's oldest four-year public university....
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Biography
Rivers was an early graduate of La Grange College. He was also a Methodist minister. Rivers taught at La Grange from 1836 to 1843, then taught in Tennessee and in 1849 became president of Centenary College of LouisianaCentenary College of Louisiana
Centenary College of Louisiana is a primarily undergraduate, liberal arts and sciences college in Shreveport, Louisiana. The college is one of the founding members of the Associated Colleges of the South, a pedagogical organization consisting of sixteen Southern liberal arts colleges...
. He was the author of several important treatises, including Elements of Moral Philosophy.