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The following is a list of the presidents of Davidson College, which began operating in 1837 in Davidson, North Carolina.
| Presidents of Davidson College | Years as president | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reverend Robert Hall Morrison [1] [2] | 1836-1840 |
| 2 | Reverend Samuel Williamson (academic) [2] | 1841-1854 |
| 3 | Reverend Drury Lacy, Jr. [2] | 1855-1860 |
| 4 | Reverend John Lycan Kirkpatrick [2] | 1860-1866 |
| 5 | Reverend George Wilson McPhail [2] | 1866-1871 |
| - | John Rennie Blake [2] | 1871-1877 |
| 6 | Reverend Andrew Dousa Hepburn [2] | 1877-1885 |
| 7 | Reverend Luther McKinnon [2] | 1885-1888 |
| - | Colonel William Joseph Martin [2] | 1887–1888, Acting President |
| 8 | Reverend John Bunyan Shearer [2] | 1888-1901 |
| 9 | Henry Louis Smith [2] | 1901-1912 |
| 10 | William Joseph Martin, Jr. [2] | 1912-1929 |
| 11 | Reverend Walter Lee Lingle [2] | 1929-1941 |
| 12 | John Rood Cunningham [2] | 1941-1957 |
| - | Professor Clarence John Pietenpol [2] | 1957–1958, Acting President |
| 13 | David Grier Martin [2] | 1958-1968 |
| - | Professor Frontis Withers Johnston [2] | 1968, Acting President |
| 14 | Samuel Reid Spencer, Jr. [2] | 1968-1983 |
| - | Professor Frontis Withers Johnston [2] | 1983-1984, Acting President |
| 15 | John Kuykendall [2] | 1984-1997 |
| 16 | Robert F. Vagt [3] [2] | 1997-2007 |
| 17 | Thomas W. Ross [4] [2] | 2007-2010 |
| - | John Kuykendall [4] | 2010, Acting President |
| 18 | Carol Quillen [5] [2] | 2011–2022 |
| 19 | Douglas A. Hicks [5] | 2022–Present |