18th Century Presidents
Rev. James Blair 1693-1743 Graduate of Marischal College in Aberdeen and the University of Edinburgh. Anglican clergyman; rector of Henrico, Jamestown and Bruton parishes; commissary of the Bishop of London; member and president of the Governor's Council; founding president of William & Mary. |
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Rev. William Dawson 1743-1752 Graduate of Queen's College, Oxford. Anglican clergyman; rector of Jamestown Parish; commissary of the Bishop of London; master of moral philosophy at William & Mary; poet; chaplain of the House of Burgesses; member of the Governor's Council. |
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Rev. William Stith 1752-1755 Educated in the grammar school at William & Mary; graduate of Queen's College, Oxford. Anglican clergyman, historian, and author; rector of Henrico and York-Hampton parishes; chaplain of the House of Burgesses; master of the grammar school at William & Mary; historian and author. |
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Rev. Thomas Dawson 1755-1760 Educated at William & Mary. Anglican clergyman; rector of Bruton Parish, commissary of the Bishop of London; member of the Governor's Council; master of the Indian School at William & Mary. |
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Rev. William Yates 1761-1764 Educated at William & Mary. Anglican clergyman, rector of Abingdon Parish, Gloucester, and Bruton Parish; member of the Governor's Council. |
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Rev. James Horrocks 1764-1771 Graduate of Trinity College, Cambridge. Anglican clergyman; rector of Bruton Parish; commissary of the Bishop of London; master of the grammar school at William & Mary. |
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Rev. John Camm 1771-1777 Graduate of Trinity College, Cambridge. Anglican clergyman; rector of Newport and York-Hampton parishes; commissary of the Bishop of London; member of the Governor's Council; professor of divinity at William & Mary. |
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Bishop James Madison 1777-1812 Educated at William & Mary; recipient of the Botetourt medal for the encouragement of classical learning. Professor of natural philosophy and mathematics at W&M; captain of the W&M militia in 1777; first bishop of the Episcopal Church in Virginia. |