Reuben Shannon Lovinggood

Reuben Shannon Lovinggood (May 2, 1864 – December 17, 1916), was an American newspaper editor, classical scholar, educator, and college president.^[3][4] He served as the third president of Samuel Huston College (now known as Huston-Tillotson University) from 1900 to 1916.^[1][2] He was the editor and partial owner of the Atlanta Times newspaper from 1890 to 1892.^[1] Lovinggood was a professor of Latin and Greek courses from 1895 until 1900 at Wiley College in Marshall, Texas.^[1][5] He was an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.^[2]

Reuben Shannon Lovinggood
3rd President of Samuel Huston College
Preceded by	Thomas M. Dart
Succeeded by	J. W. Frazier
Personal details
Born	(1864-05-02)May 2, 1864 Walhalla, Oconee County, South Carolina, U.S.[1]
Died	December 17, 1916(1916-12-17) (aged 52) Austin, Travis County, Texas, U.S.[1]
Resting place	Oakwood Cemetery[1]
Spouse(s)	Lillie G. England, Madeleine Alice Townsend[1]
Education	University of Chicago[1]
Alma mater	Clark College[2]
Occupation	Educator, newspaper editor, college president, religious leader

His son Penman Lovingood became a composer and memoir writer; who authored the book about his father, Negro Seer: The Life and Work of Dr. R.S. Lovingood [sic] Educator, Churchman, Race Leader (1963).^[1]

See also

• List of presidents of Huston–Tillotson University
• John W. E. Bowen Sr.
• Pinckney Warren Russell