found:His Inaugural address, by James Shannon, 1835.
found:Stephens, F.F. A history of the Univ. of Mo., 1862:p. 79 (James Shannon; grad. Royal College in Belfast; prof. of ancient languages at the Univ. of Ga. 1830; pres. of the College of Louisiana at Jackson 1836; joined the Disciples of Christ; elected pres. of Bacon College 1840; ad interum pres. of the Univ. of Mo. 1850; pres. of Christian Univ., Canton, Mo.; b. 1799 in Ireland; d. 2/25/1859 of asthma)