September 7, 1785 Schenectady, New York, United States
Died
November 6, 1860 (1860-11-07) (aged 75) Wilmington, North Carolina
Resting place
Oakdale Cemetery
Spouse
Ann Eliza Wright
Children
Adam Empie Jr., John Joshua Empie, Anna Catharina Shepard, Charles Wright Empie, Lucy Wooster Brown, Zusan Wright Smead and Ann Smith Hill.
Alma mater
Union College (1807)
Profession
Educator, priest
Adam Empie (September 7, 1785 – November 6, 1860) was an Episcopal priest in North Carolina and Virginia, who also taught and served as President of the College of William and Mary.[1]
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AdamEmpie (September 7, 1785 – November 6, 1860) was an Episcopal priest in North Carolina and Virginia, who also taught and served as President of the...
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Unscriptural Doctrine of Universal Salvation (Salem, MA: E. Russell, 1776), 29 AdamEmpie wrote in 1825: The ancient Epicureans, the lovers of pleasure and of the...
(1812–1814) John Augustine Smith (1814–1826) William Holland Wilmer (1826–1827) AdamEmpie (1827–1836) Thomas Roderick Dew (1836–1846) Robert Saunders Jr. (1846–1848)...
President of the College of William & Mary In office 1836–1846 Preceded by AdamEmpie Succeeded by Robert Saunders, Jr. Personal details Born (1802-12-05)December...
(1812–1814) John Augustine Smith (1814–1826) William Holland Wilmer (1826–1827) AdamEmpie (1827–1836) Thomas Roderick Dew (1836–1846) Robert Saunders Jr. (1846–1848)...
professor of ethics, history, and geography (the first such being Rev. AdamEmpie). He remodeled the functions of the academic staff and assumed the duties...
(1812–1814) John Augustine Smith (1814–1826) William Holland Wilmer (1826–1827) AdamEmpie (1827–1836) Thomas Roderick Dew (1836–1846) Robert Saunders Jr. (1846–1848)...
two-week illness after a long journey in driving rain. His successor was AdamEmpie. Wilmer also served five times as President of the House of Deputies at...
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(1812–1814) John Augustine Smith (1814–1826) William Holland Wilmer (1826–1827) AdamEmpie (1827–1836) Thomas Roderick Dew (1836–1846) Robert Saunders Jr. (1846–1848)...
(1812–1814) John Augustine Smith (1814–1826) William Holland Wilmer (1826–1827) AdamEmpie (1827–1836) Thomas Roderick Dew (1836–1846) Robert Saunders Jr. (1846–1848)...
(1812–1814) John Augustine Smith (1814–1826) William Holland Wilmer (1826–1827) AdamEmpie (1827–1836) Thomas Roderick Dew (1836–1846) Robert Saunders Jr. (1846–1848)...
(1812–1814) John Augustine Smith (1814–1826) William Holland Wilmer (1826–1827) AdamEmpie (1827–1836) Thomas Roderick Dew (1836–1846) Robert Saunders Jr. (1846–1848)...
Beck 1807 Author of pioneering Elements of Medical Jurisprudence (1823) AdamEmpie 1807 President of The College of William & Mary John Watts Cady 1808 Member...
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