Henry Martin Tupper, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetHenry Martin Tupper
American army chaplain
Date of Birth: 11-Apr-1831
Place of Birth: Monson, Massachusetts, United States
Date of Death: 12-Nov-1893
Profession: missionary
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Henry Martin Tupper
- Henry Martin Tupper (April 11, 1831 – November 12, 1893) was an American Baptist minister who founded Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina.
- Beginning with bible and literacy classes in December 1865, it was the first university established for African Americans following the end of the civil war, and the oldest historically black college and university (HBCU) in the Southern United States, as well as one of the oldest co-educational universities in the country.
- When the institute moved into a new building in 1871, it was renamed as Shaw Collegiate Institute in honor of a major donor.
- Tupper served as the University's first president from its founding until his death in 1893.
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