John Carlisle Kilgo

John Carlisle Kilgo
Kilgo pictured in The Chanticleer 1912, Duke yearbook
President of Trinity College
In office
1894–1910
Preceded byJohn Franklin Crowell
Succeeded byWilliam Preston Few
Personal details
Born(1861-07-22)July 22, 1861
Laurens, South Carolina
DiedAugust 11, 1922(1922-08-11) (aged 61)
Charlotte, North Carolina

John Carlisle Kilgo (July 22, 1861 – August 11, 1922) served as a bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (MECS) from 1910 to 1922. From 1894 to 1910, Kilgo was the president of Trinity College, in Durham, North Carolina, the predecessor of Duke University. Earlier, Kilgo was a circuit preacher in South Carolina and a financial agent of Wofford College.

John C. Kilgo, Courtesy of the Duke University Archives