He held a A.B. degree and led in the establishment of Mercer Institute in Penfield, Georgia which was later relocated in Macon, Georgia. In 1833 he was unanimously elected the first president of Mercer University and in 1838 served as superintendent, teacher, steward, and farmer, as well as president (planning, teaching, clearing, fencing, cultivating, erecting buildings, soliciting financial support, administering discipline, and preaching regularly), aided by his wife and one assistant. He developed the campus from two double log cabins, a garret to each for dwelling, and a dining room and study for both teachers and students to seven buildings at the end of his tenure in 1840. He increased the number of students from thirty-nine (seven of whom were studying for the Christian ministry) to ninety-five
He was married to Martha Lamar in 1812 and Cynthia Holliday in 1824.
He held a A.B. degree and led in the establishment of Mercer Institute in Penfield, Georgia which was later relocated in Macon, Georgia. In 1833 he was unanimously elected the first president of Mercer University and in 1838 served as superintendent, teacher, steward, and farmer, as well as president (planning, teaching, clearing, fencing, cultivating, erecting buildings, soliciting financial support, administering discipline, and preaching regularly), aided by his wife and one assistant. He developed the campus from two double log cabins, a garret to each for dwelling, and a dining room and study for both teachers and students to seven buildings at the end of his tenure in 1840. He increased the number of students from thirty-nine (seven of whom were studying for the Christian ministry) to ninety-five
He was married to Martha Lamar in 1812 and Cynthia Holliday in 1824.
Family Members
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Martha Elizabeth Sanders Wilburn
1827–1849
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Dickerson H. Sanders
1828–1915
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Emily Sanders Willet
1831–1909
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Billington McCarter Sanders Jr
1833–1883
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Mary Ellen Sanders Seals
1837–1884
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Dennis N. Sanders
1839–1897
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Caroline Olivia Sanders
1841–1917
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Charles Mallory Sanders
1843–1919
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Dr Joseph W "Joe" Sanders
1850–1885
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