| Reuben Shannon Lovinggood | |
| Office: | 3rd President of Samuel Huston College |
| Occupation: | Educator, newspaper editor, college president, religious leader |
| Birth Date: | May 2, 1864 |
| Death Date: | December 17, 1916 |
| Birth Place: | Walhalla, Oconee County, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Austin, Travis County, Texas, U.S. |
| Spouse: | Lillie G. England, Madeleine Alice Townsend |
| Alma Mater: | Clark College |
| Education: | University of Chicago |
| Resting Place: | Oakwood Cemetery |
| Predecessor: | Thomas M. Dart |
| Successor: | J. W. Frazier |
Reuben Shannon Lovinggood (May 2, 1864 – December 17, 1916), was an American newspaper editor, classical scholar, educator, and college president.[1] [2] He served as the third president of Samuel Huston College (now known as Huston-Tillotson University) from 1900 to 1916.[3] [4] He was the editor and partial owner of the Atlanta Times newspaper from 1890 to 1892. Lovinggood was a professor of Latin and Greek courses from 1895 until 1900 at Wiley College in Marshall, Texas.[5] He was an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
His son was Penman Lovingood, a composer and memoir writer; who authored the book about his father, Negro Seer: The Life and Work of Dr. R.S. Lovingood Educator, Churchman, Race Leader (1963).