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'John McLaren McBryde' was the 5th President of Virginia Tech serving from July 1, 1891-September 1, 1907. Born Jan 1, 1841 in Abbeville, South Carolina. McBryde entered South Carolina College in 1858 at age 17 before going on to the University of Virginia. In 1861, he returned to Abbeville where he joined the Confederate Army. McBryde was present at the opening bombardment of Fort Sumter, South Carolina. He later served as division chief of the Confederate War Tax Office in Richmond Virginia.
After the war until 1867, McBryde farmed in Buckingham County, Virginia until he moved to large farm near Charlottesville , Virginia. He served as professor of agriculture and botany at the University of Tennessee where he became president in 1887 after turning down offers to serve as faculty chair at the reorganized South Carolina College. McBryde also served as assistant secretary of agriculture under President Grover Cleveland.
In 1907, he was named first "President Emeritus" of Virginia Tech and also received Virginia Tech's first honorary degree (Doctor of Science). He died at age 82 on March 20, 1923, in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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1. ''Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Historical Data Book: Centennial Editon'', ed.Jenkins Mikell Robertson, ''Bulletin of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University'', vol. 65, no. 4, 69-70.