Frank Trigg | |
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![]() Frank Trigg (1923) | |
8th President of Bennett College | |
In office 1915 – June 1926 | |
Preceded by | James E. Wallace |
Succeeded by | David Dallas Jones |
Personal details | |
Born | Frank John Trigg Jr. c. 1850 Abingdon, Virginia, United States |
Died | April 21, 1933 Lynchburg, Virginia, United States |
Resting place | Old City Cemetery |
Spouse | Ellen Preston Taylor (m. 1879–1933; his death) |
Children | 2 |
Education | Hampton Institute |
Frank John Trigg Jr. ( c. 1850–1933) was an American educator, academic administrator, and college president. He served as the 8th president of Bennett College, a historically black women's college in Greensboro, North Carolina. Trigg was the first black male teacher and the first Black high school principal in the city of Lynchburg, Virginia. [1]
Frank Trigg was born in c. 1850, in Abingdon, Virginia, United States to enslaved parents Sarah Ann and Frank Trigg. [1] Some records described him as " mulatto". He was born enslaved, and owned by John Buchanan Floyd, the 31st Governor of Virginia. [2] [3] Trigg lost his right arm in a threshing accident at age 13. [3] After Floyd's death in 1863, Trigg who now had one arm was inherited by Floyd's son-in-law named Hughes, who suggested Trigg start his education since he could no longer be a physical worker. [3]
In 1870, he enrolled at Hampton Institute (now Hampton University), where he met Booker T. Washington. [3]
After graduation from Hampton Institute, Trigg taught in Abingdon, Virginia from 1873 to 1880. [3] This was followed by a move to Lynchburg, Virginia to teach at Jackson Street High School (later known as Lynchburg Colored High School) for the next 22 years, and where he also served as principal. [3] [4] He was the first superintendent of black schools in Lynchburg. [3]
In 1902, the family moved to Maryland, and Trigg was principal at Princess Anne Academy (now the University of Maryland Eastern Shore) from 1902 to 1910. [3] Followed by serving as principal of Virginian Collegiate and Industrial Institute, a branch of Morgan College (now Morgan State University) in Baltimore, Maryland. [3] Trigg served as president of Bennett College in Greensboro, North Carolina from 1915 to 1926. [5]
The Virginia Teachers' Association for Blacks was co-founded by Trigg. [3] Frank Trigg is discussed in the book, The Afro-American Press and Its Editors (1891) by Irvine Garland Penn; and The Colored American published a “Men of the Hour” profile of Trigg in 1903 praising his innovative education work. [1]
Trigg died on April 21, 1933 in Lynchburg. He was buried at the Old City Cemetery in Lynchburg. [1] [3] [6]
His son Harold Leonard Trigg (1893–1978) also worked as an educator and college president. [7]
In 2011, a historical marker in his memory was erected by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) in Lynchburg. [8] Trigg had lived in a residence at 1422 Pierce Street in Lynchburg, and later the home of Dr. Robert Walter Johnson; the house named the Dr. Robert Walter Johnson House and Tennis Court was subject to preservation efforts. [9]
Frank Trigg | |
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![]() Frank Trigg (1923) | |
8th President of Bennett College | |
In office 1915 – June 1926 | |
Preceded by | James E. Wallace |
Succeeded by | David Dallas Jones |
Personal details | |
Born | Frank John Trigg Jr. c. 1850 Abingdon, Virginia, United States |
Died | April 21, 1933 Lynchburg, Virginia, United States |
Resting place | Old City Cemetery |
Spouse | Ellen Preston Taylor (m. 1879–1933; his death) |
Children | 2 |
Education | Hampton Institute |
Frank John Trigg Jr. ( c. 1850–1933) was an American educator, academic administrator, and college president. He served as the 8th president of Bennett College, a historically black women's college in Greensboro, North Carolina. Trigg was the first black male teacher and the first Black high school principal in the city of Lynchburg, Virginia. [1]
Frank Trigg was born in c. 1850, in Abingdon, Virginia, United States to enslaved parents Sarah Ann and Frank Trigg. [1] Some records described him as " mulatto". He was born enslaved, and owned by John Buchanan Floyd, the 31st Governor of Virginia. [2] [3] Trigg lost his right arm in a threshing accident at age 13. [3] After Floyd's death in 1863, Trigg who now had one arm was inherited by Floyd's son-in-law named Hughes, who suggested Trigg start his education since he could no longer be a physical worker. [3]
In 1870, he enrolled at Hampton Institute (now Hampton University), where he met Booker T. Washington. [3]
After graduation from Hampton Institute, Trigg taught in Abingdon, Virginia from 1873 to 1880. [3] This was followed by a move to Lynchburg, Virginia to teach at Jackson Street High School (later known as Lynchburg Colored High School) for the next 22 years, and where he also served as principal. [3] [4] He was the first superintendent of black schools in Lynchburg. [3]
In 1902, the family moved to Maryland, and Trigg was principal at Princess Anne Academy (now the University of Maryland Eastern Shore) from 1902 to 1910. [3] Followed by serving as principal of Virginian Collegiate and Industrial Institute, a branch of Morgan College (now Morgan State University) in Baltimore, Maryland. [3] Trigg served as president of Bennett College in Greensboro, North Carolina from 1915 to 1926. [5]
The Virginia Teachers' Association for Blacks was co-founded by Trigg. [3] Frank Trigg is discussed in the book, The Afro-American Press and Its Editors (1891) by Irvine Garland Penn; and The Colored American published a “Men of the Hour” profile of Trigg in 1903 praising his innovative education work. [1]
Trigg died on April 21, 1933 in Lynchburg. He was buried at the Old City Cemetery in Lynchburg. [1] [3] [6]
His son Harold Leonard Trigg (1893–1978) also worked as an educator and college president. [7]
In 2011, a historical marker in his memory was erected by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) in Lynchburg. [8] Trigg had lived in a residence at 1422 Pierce Street in Lynchburg, and later the home of Dr. Robert Walter Johnson; the house named the Dr. Robert Walter Johnson House and Tennis Court was subject to preservation efforts. [9]