Frank Trigg | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Frank_Trigg,_President.png) 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]