Samuel Eusebius McCorkle
Samuel Eusebius McCorkle ( August 23 , 1746 January 21 , 1811 ) was a pioneer Presbyterian preacher , teacher , advocate for public and private education in North Carolina , and the interceptor and progenitor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , who first promoted the idea of establishing a university in the state . 
<triplet> Samuel Eusebius McCorkle <subj> January 21, 1811 <obj> date of death