John Berrien Lindsley | |
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 Portrait by Cornelius Hankins | |
| Born | October 24, 1822 Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | 1897 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Olivet Cemetery |
| Alma mater | University of Nashville University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation(s) | Preacher, educator |
| Spouse | Sarah McGavock |
| Children | 6 |
| Parent(s) | Philip Lindsley Margaret Lawrence Lindsley |
| Relatives | Nathaniel Lawrence (maternal grandfather) Adrian Van Sinderen Lindsley (brother) Nathaniel Lawrence Lindsley (brother) Randal William McGavock (brother-in-law) Percy Warner (son-in-law) |
John Berrien Lindsley (1822–1897) was an American Presbyterian minister and educator in Nashville, Tennessee.
Born in Princeton, New Jersey, and educated at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School, he married an heiress to the Carnton plantation and ministered to slaves and the poor. He was Professor of Medicine at the University of Nashville and co-founder of its Medical Department (a precursor to the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine). He served as the Dean of the Medical Department from 1850 to 1855, and as the Chancellor of the University of Nashville from 1855 to its demise in 1873.
During the American Civil War of 1861-1865, he protected its campus buildings, and he was in charge of Confederate hospitals in Nashville. After the war, he was a superintendent of Nashville schools and a co-founder of the Montgomery Bell Academy.