Educated at Cumberland University and Union Theological Seminary, and ordained as a minister in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in 1872. He took a post-graduate course and won high first honors in the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1880.Afterwards did post graduate work in the University of Jena, Germany, specializing in philosophy and pedagogy.He had many honorary degrees by a number of denomination and state universities.He traveled in Europe, Asia and Africa, visiting Egypt, Asia Minor, Palestine, Turkey, Sicily, Italy, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Holland and England.Dr. Goodknight was President of the University of West Virginia ,President of Lincoln University, at Lincoln Illinois, and that of Stated Clerk and Treasurer of the Cumberland Presbyterian General Assembly.His brother was late Congressman I.H. Goodknight.
Educated at Cumberland University and Union Theological Seminary, and ordained as a minister in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in 1872. He took a post-graduate course and won high first honors in the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1880.Afterwards did post graduate work in the University of Jena, Germany, specializing in philosophy and pedagogy.He had many honorary degrees by a number of denomination and state universities.He traveled in Europe, Asia and Africa, visiting Egypt, Asia Minor, Palestine, Turkey, Sicily, Italy, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Holland and England.Dr. Goodknight was President of the University of West Virginia ,President of Lincoln University, at Lincoln Illinois, and that of Stated Clerk and Treasurer of the Cumberland Presbyterian General Assembly.His brother was late Congressman I.H. Goodknight.
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