Charles Minor

Charles Minor
1st President of Virginia Agriculture and Mechanical College
In office
August 14, 1872  December 10, 1879
Preceded byPosition Created
Succeeded byJohn Lee Buchanan
Personal details
BornDecember 3, 1835
Hanover County, Virginia
DiedJuly 13, 1903(1903-07-13) (aged 67)
Albemarle County, Virginia
Alma materUniversity of Virginia
Military service
Allegiance Confederate States of America
Branch/service Confederate States Army

Charles Landon Carter Minor (December 3, 1835  July 13, 1903) was the first president of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (now known as Virginia Tech), Virginia's new land-grant institution.