Dr. Kemp Plummer Battle, Sr.

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Dr. Kemp Plummer Battle, Sr.

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Birthplace: Oakendale near Franklin Co. N.C., Louisburg, Franklin County, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 04, 1919 (87)
Chapel Hill, Orange County, NC, United States
Place of Burial: Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of William Horn Battle, Sr. and Lucy Martin Battle
Husband of Martha Ann Battle
Father of Kemp Plummer Battle, Jr.; Thomas Hall Battle; Herbert Bemerton Battle; William James Battle and Cornelia Viola Lewis
Brother of Dr. Joel Dossey Battle; Susannah Catharine Battle; Dr. William Horn Battle, Jr.; Richard Henry Battle; Mary Johnston Battle and 2 others

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About Dr. Kemp Plummer Battle, Sr.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kemp_P._Battle

Kemp Plummer Battle (December 19, 1831 – February 4, 1919) served as North Carolina State Treasurer and as president of the University of North Carolina in the nineteenth century.

Battle graduated from the University in 1849 as the valedictorian of his class. During the next five years he worked at the university, as tutor of Latin and then as tutor of mathematics, while studying law under the tutelage of his father, William Horn Battle. He was admitted to the Bar in 1854 and began a practice in Raleigh. In 1857, he was named a director of the rechartered Bank of North Carolina and in 1861 was a delegate to the Secession Convention. During the Civil War he served as president of the Chatham Railroad which existed primarily to haul coal from the mines in Chatham County to Confederate armament factories.

In 1862, Battle was elected by the legislature to serve as a trustee of the University and held this position until 1868, when the entire board was thrown out by the Reconstruction General Assembly. He was elected Treasurer by the legislature in 1866 but removed from office in 1868 by the occupying U.S. military authorities because of his service to the Confederacy.

In 1874, Battle was reappointed a trustee to the University. He was named president of the University in 1876 and served ably until 1891, when he resigned to become Alumni Professor of History. He became a distinguished historian and compiled a significant body of scholarly work, the most prominent piece being his two-volume History of the University of North Carolina which is still today considered a significant study. In fact, the Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies, the oldest student group on UNC's campus, hosts a lecture every year on University Day named in his honor.

Battle is buried in Historic Oakwood Cemetery.

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Dr. Kemp Plummer Battle, Sr.'s Timeline

1831
December 19, 1831
Oakendale near Franklin Co. N.C., Louisburg, Franklin County, North Carolina, United States
1857
January 14, 1857
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States
1859
March 9, 1859
1860
August 2, 1860
1862
May 29, 1862
1870
November 30, 1870
1919
February 4, 1919
Age 87
Chapel Hill, Orange County, NC, United States
February 6, 1919
Age 87
Historic Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States