Please answer the following question: Facts: - death place: corvallis , oregon - title: president of oregon state university - order: 3rd - successor: john davidson letcher - death date: january 30 , 1892 - predecessor: joseph emery - term end: 1892 - term start: 1872 - birth date: october 29 , 1839 - name: benjamin lee arnold - image: bl arnold.jpg - birth place: mecklenburg , virginia - alma mater: randolph-macon college Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of benjamin lee arnold .
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benjamin lee arnold -lrb- died january 30 , 1892 -rrb- was an american academic and the second president of oregon state university .benjamin lee arnold grew up in mecklenburg county , virginia .he received his b.s. from randolph macon college and taught in north carolina , tennessee , and virginia .after graduating from randolph-macon college , he joined up with the confederate states army and served under general robert e. lee , he was discharged three years later because of a physical problem .after recovering , he started his career as a teacher .before coming to oregon state university , he taught at several schools including west tennessee college -lrb- now union university -rrb- in jackson and virginia .in the summer of 1872 , he was appointed as the president of oregon state university by the bishops of the methodist episcopal church , south , and came to corvallis , oregon in september of the same year .he served in that capacity until his death on january 30 , 1892 .he died on january 30 , 1892 , during his incumbency as a president there .