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Robert Ryland was the first president of Richmond College, serving from 1840 to 1866. Prior to the establishment of the college, he had served as the only superintendent of its predecessor institution, the Virginia Baptist Seminary, since 1832.

Early life and education
Robert Ryland was born on March 14, 1805, at Farmington Plantation in King and Queen County, Virginia to Josiah and Catherine () Ryland. He had four brothers and two sisters. Ryland received both BA (1826) and MA (1829) from Columbian College (now The George Washington University). == Career ==
Career
From 1841 to 1865, concurrent with his term as president of Richmond College, Ryland served as pastor of First African Baptist Church in Richmond. In 1868, Ryland became president of Shelbyville Female College in Shelbyville, Kentucky. He subsequently also served as president of female colleges in New Castle and Lexington, Kentucky. From 1893 until 1897, he served as chaplain of the Southwest Virginia Institute in Bristol, Virginia. == Personal life ==
Personal life
In 1830, he married Josephine Norvell, daughter of Thomas and Ann Mosby Norvell. They had two sons and two daughters before Josephine died in 1846. Robert remarried in 1848 to Elizabeth Presley "Betty" Thornton (daughter of Anthony and Ann Thornton), with whom he had three daughters. == Death ==
Death
He died on April 23, 1899, in Lexington, Kentucky. ==References==
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