David Bancroft Johnson
David Bancroft Johnson, Jr. (January 10, 1856 - December 26, 1928) was the founder and first president of the "Winthrop Training School" for white women teachers, now Winthrop University. Biography. David Bancroft Johnson, Jr. was born on January 10, 1856 in La Grange, Tennessee to David Bancroft Johnson, Sr. who died the following year. In 1886, when Winthrop was founded, Johnson was serving as the school superintendent of Columbia, South Carolina schools. He died on December 26, 1928 in Rock Hill, South Carolina.