# Trivia Answer  
**Published:** 2026-05-03T22:00:00.000Z  
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Trivia time, Lexington! Here's a tough one about our hometown university. Who served as the very first president of the University of Kentucky when it was established? This goes way back to the university's earliest days. Drop your guesses in the chat and we'll reveal the answer in ten minutes.

And here's the answer.

Trivia answer time! The first president of the University of Kentucky was James Patterson, who served when the institution was founded in eighteen sixty-five. Looks like this one stumped everyone in the chat today, but don't worry about it. Keep those guesses coming because we'll have another trivia question for you in just a bit!

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