Clinton College (Tennessee)Clinton College was a private college in New Middleton, Smith County, Tennessee. It was established in 1830 as Porter's Hill Academy.HistoryClinton College was founded as a college for young men by Francis Haynes Gordon in 1830 as Porter's Hill Academy and assumed the final name in 1833. By February 1842 Clinton College had failed.Notable alumniEdmund PettusSimon Pollard Hughes, Jr.