John Bunyan Shearer
John Bunyan Shearer was the eighth president of Davidson College.
Originally from Virginia, Shearer completed his undergraduate studies at Hampden–Sydney College in 1851 and eventually entered the ministry. After the American Civil War, Shearer became president of Stewart College in Clarksville, Tennessee, which would later become Rhodes College. Shearer became president of Davidson in 1888; he focused particularly on public relations and fundraising. As president, Shearer spearheaded on renovating buildings and included mandatory Bible classes for students. Shearer's health would force him to resign, although he remained at Davidson in the administration and died in Davidson.
