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This is a list of the presidents of the College of William & Mary in Virginia, a public university located in Williamsburg, Virginia.[1] The position was created by the charter of the College of William & Mary, which established the college in 1693 and named its first president as James Blair.

List

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No. Image President Term start Term end Ref.
1 James Blair 1693 April 18, 1743[a] [2][3]
2 William Dawson July 18, 1743 July 1752[a] [2][4]
3 William Stith 1752 September 19, 1755[a] [2][5]
4 Thomas Dawson November 1, 1755 November 29, 1760[a] [2][6]
5 William Yates 1761 October 5, 1764[a] [2][7]
6 James Horrocks 1764 June 21, 1771 [2][8]
7 John Camm June 21, 1771 Spring 1777 [2][9]
8 James Madison[b] October 1777 March 6, 1812[a] [2][10]
9 John Bracken Spring 1812 October 1, 1814 [11][12]
10 John Augustine Smith 1814 June 1826 [11][13]
interim William Holland Wilmer June 1826 October 1826
11 October 1826 early 1827 [11][14]
12 Adam Empie early 1827 summer 1836 [11][15]
13 Thomas Roderick Dew October 1, 1836 August 6, 1846[a] [11][16]
14 Robert Saunders Jr. June 17, 1847 June 30, 1848 [11][17]
15 John Johns July 1, 1849 1854 [11][18]
16 Benjamin Stoddert Ewell 1854 May 11, 1888 [11][19]
17 Lyon Gardiner Tyler [c] August 23, 1888 June 30, 1919 [11][20]
18 J. A. C. Chandler July 1, 1919 May 31, 1934[a] [21][22]
interim Kremer J. Hoke [d] May 31, 1934 June 30, 1934 [23]
19 John Stewart Bryan July 1, 1934 January 1, 1943 [21][24]
20 John Edwin Pomfret January 1, 1943 September 13, 1951[e] [21][25]
interim James W. Miller September 14, 1951 October 8, 1951
21 Alvin Duke Chandler October 9, 1951 May 1960 [21][26]
22 Davis Young Paschall August 16, 1960 August 31, 1971 [21][27]
23 Thomas Ashley Graves Jr. September 1, 1971 January 9, 1985[f] [21][28]
interim George R. Healy January 10, 1985 June 30, 1985 [29]
24 Paul R. Verkuil July 1, 1985 January 7, 1992[g] [21][30][31][32]
interim Melvyn D. Schiavelli [h] January 7, 1992 May 31, 1992 [33]
25 Timothy J. Sullivan June 1, 1992 June 30, 2005 [21][34][35][36]
26 Gene Nichol July 1, 2005 February 12, 2008[i] [37][38][39][40]
interim W. Taylor Reveley III February 12, 2008 September 5, 2008 [41]
27 September 5, 2008 June 30, 2018 [42][43][44][45][46]
28 Katherine Rowe July 1, 2018 present [47][48][49]

Table notes:

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Died in office.
  2. ^ Cousin of U.S. President James Madison, Jr. (1751-1836)
  3. ^ Son of John Tyler, tenth President of the United States (1841-1845)
  4. ^ After Chandler's death on May 31, 1934, Hoke became the interim president until June 30, 1934.
  5. ^ Resigned
  6. ^ Resigned to lead Winterthur Museum and Garden in Wilmington, Delaware.
  7. ^ Resigned
  8. ^ Provost
  9. ^ Forced to resign

References

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  1. ^ "Presidents". The College of William & Mary.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "William & Mary – 18th Century Presidents". The College of William & Mary. Archived from the original on March 5, 2011. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
  3. ^ "James Blair". The College of William & Mary.
  4. ^ "William Dawson". The College of William & Mary.
  5. ^ "William Stith". The College of William & Mary.
  6. ^ "Thomas Dawson". The College of William & Mary.
  7. ^ "William Yates". The College of William & Mary.
  8. ^ "James Horrocks (1734-1772)". The College of William & Mary.
  9. ^ "John Camm". The College of William & Mary.
  10. ^ "James Madison (1749-1812)". The College of William & Mary.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i "William & Mary – 19th Century Presidents". The College of William & Mary. Archived from the original on May 28, 2010. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
  12. ^ "John Bracken (c. 1745 - 1818)". The College of William & Mary.
  13. ^ "John Augustine Smith". The College of William & Mary.
  14. ^ "William Holland Wilmer". The College of William & Mary.
  15. ^ "Adam Empie (1785-1860)". The College of William & Mary.
  16. ^ "Thomas Roderick Dew". The College of William & Mary.
  17. ^ "Robert Saunders (1805-1868)". The College of William & Mary.
  18. ^ "John Johns". The College of William & Mary.
  19. ^ "Benjamin Stoddert Ewell (1810-1894)". The College of William & Mary.
  20. ^ "Lyon Gardiner Tyler (1853-1935)". The College of William & Mary.
  21. ^ a b c d e f g h "William & Mary – 20th Century Presidents". The College of William & Mary. Archived from the original on March 5, 2011. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
  22. ^ "Julian A. C. Chandler (1872-1934)". The College of William & Mary.
  23. ^ "Kremer Jacob Hoke". The College of William & Mary.
  24. ^ "John Stewart Bryan". The College of William & Mary.
  25. ^ "John Edwin Pomfret". The College of William & Mary.
  26. ^ "Alvin Duke Chandler". The College of William & Mary.
  27. ^ "Davis Young Paschall". The College of William & Mary.
  28. ^ "Thomas Ashley Graves, Jr". The College of William & Mary.
  29. ^ "George R. Healy". The College of William & Mary.
  30. ^ "Office of the President. Paul R. Verkuil Records". The College of William & Mary.
  31. ^ "Paul R. Verkuil". The College of William & Mary.
  32. ^ LaFay, Laura (September 19, 1991). "WILLIAM AND MARY PRESIDENT WILL RESIGN". The Washington Post.
  33. ^ "Melvyn D. Schiavelli". The College of William & Mary.
  34. ^ "Timothy J. Sullivan". The College of William & Mary.
  35. ^ "Timothy J. Sullivan". The College of William & Mary.
  36. ^ "William and Mary president to step down". United Press International. June 19, 2004.
  37. ^ "William & Mary – 21st Century Presidents". The College of William & Mary. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
  38. ^ "Gene R. Nichol". The College of William & Mary.
  39. ^ "Gene R. Nichol". The College of William & Mary.
  40. ^ Kinzie, Susan (February 12, 2008). "William And Mary President Resigns". The Washington Post.
  41. ^ Whitson, Brian (February 14, 2008). "Reveley steps up as interim W&M president". The College of William & Mary.
  42. ^ "W. Taylor Reveley III". The College of William & Mary.
  43. ^ "William & Mary – Taylor Reveley, President". The College of William & Mary. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
  44. ^ "Taylor Reveley". The College of William & Mary.
  45. ^ Whitson, Brian (September 5, 2008). "W. Taylor Reveley III named William and Mary's 27th president". The College of William & Mary.
  46. ^ Langley, Cortney; Whitson, Brian (April 7, 2017). "Taylor Reveley, announces plans to retire in 2018". The College of William & Mary.
  47. ^ "Katherine A. Rowe". The College of William & Mary.
  48. ^ "Katherine A. Rowe". The College of William & Mary.
  49. ^ "William & Mary announces Katherine Rowe as 28th President". The College of William & Mary. February 20, 2018.
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