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James Kennedy Patterson (March 26, 1833August 15, 1922) was an academic who served as the first president of the University of Kentucky. His family immigrated from Scotland to Indiana in 1842 when he was nine years old. He pursued what meager educational opportunities were available in his new home, and eventually attended Hanover College, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1856 and a Master of Arts degree in 1859. He briefly taught at Stewart College in Clarksville, Tennessee, but left the area when the Civil War forced the college to suspend operations. He became the principal at Transylvania Academy (part of what is now Transylvania University) in Lexington, Kentucky in 1861. When Transylvania was merged with Kentucky University and the newly formed Kentucky Agricultural and Mechanical College in 1865, Patterson became a professor at the new institution, and was eventually given charge of the constituent Agricultural and Mechanical College. Financial difficulties and denominational differences effected the separation of the Agricultural and Mechanical College from Kentucky University in 1878, and Patterson became the president of the independent Agricultural and Mechanical College. He lobbied the Kentucky General Assembly to pass a property tax to benefit the college in 1880, and successfully defended the tax against repeal in 1882 and against attacks on its constitutionality before the Kentucky Court of Appeals. Patterson continued to expand the resources and the curriculum of the college, and in 1908, he oversaw its transition to university status. At that time, the university was known as "State University: Lexington, Kentucky"; today it is the University of Kentucky. Patterson continued as president until his retirement in 1910. During his career, Patterson was afforded many academic laurels. He was appointed as a delegate to the International Congress of Geographical Sciences in 1869 and to the British Association for the Advancement of Science in 1890. He was chosen as a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, and received numerous honorary degrees from various institutions of higher learning. Patterson died August 15, 1922. Patterson Hall, a dormitory at the University of Kentucky originally built for women but now coed,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Undergraduate Housing: Patterson Hall )〕 and the Patterson Office Tower, the university's administration building, are both named in his honor. ==Early life and family== James Kennedy Patterson was born in the Gorbals parish of Glasgow, Scotland on March 26, 1833.〔Parmley, DeMarcus, and Stanger, "(James K. Patterson )"〕〔Birdwhistle, p. 713〕 He was the eldest of five sons born to Andrew and Janet (Kennedy) Patterson, who were both from Presbyterian families associated with the Covenanter movement.〔Johnson, pp. 624–625〕 All five brothers pursued careers as academics.〔 Despite being the eldest, Patterson would outlive three of his brothers.〔 Patterson received an elementary education in Scotland.〔Johnson, p. 624〕 In 1842, when he was nine years old, Patterson's family immigrated to the United States, settling in Bartholomew County, Indiana near the city of Madison.〔〔 There were no school facilities in the area at the time, but Patterson continued his education by studying books from the private libraries of citizens in the area.〔 In 1849, he was able to complete his elementary education at a school operated by Robert French in Madison.〔 For a year, he taught in the common schools of Indiana before matriculating to Hanover College in May 1851.〔〔''Biographical Cyclopedia'', p. 54〕 While there, he was associated with the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.〔 Concurrent with his studies, he taught school in Henry County, Kentucky from 1853 to 1855.〔 Patterson earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1856, graduating at the top of his class.〔 In 1859, he earned a Master of Arts degree at Hanover.〔 After graduation, Patterson became the principal of the Presbyterian Academy at Greenville, Kentucky, which was supervised by former U.S. Congressman Edward Rumsey.〔 He remained in this position for three years.〔 While in Greenville, he married Lucelia W. Wing, Congressman Rumsey's sister-in-law, on December 29, 1859.〔〔 The couple had two children.〔 Son William Alexander Patterson was born April 12, 1868.〔 Daughter Jeanie Rumsey Patterson was born February 10, 1870 and died August 9 of the same year.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James Kennedy Patterson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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