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The first Chancellor of Vanderbilt University, '''Landon C. Garland''', was a Virginian and hugely proud of it. He earned a B.A. from Hampton-Sidney in 1829, taught at Washington College, then at [[Randolph-Macon]], where he was later president.

The first Chancellor of Vanderbilt University, '''Landon C. Garland''', was a Virginian and proud of it. He earned a B.A. from Hampton-Sidney in 1829, taught at Washington College, then at [[Randolph-Macon]], where he was later president.

Following the Civil War and after several years as president of the University of Alabama, Garland took a position at the University of Mississippi. It was here that Holland McTyeire, a Methodist bishop and Garland's former student, sought out Garland and enlisted him in the campaign to build a Methodist university in Nashville. With Garland onboard, the bishop now needed the money -- for that, he turned to Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt.

Following the Civil War and after several years as president of the University of Alabama, Garland took a position at the University of Mississippi. It was here that Holland McTyeire, a Methodist bishop and Garland's former student, sought out Garland and enlisted him in the campaign to build a Methodist university in Nashville. With Garland onboard, the bishop now needed the money -- for that, he turned to Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt.