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John Edwin Pomfret
20th President of the
College of William & Mary
In office
1942–1951
Preceded byJohn Stewart Bryan
Succeeded byAlvin Duke Chandler
Personal details
Born(1898-09-21)September 21, 1898
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedNovember 26, 1981(1981-11-26) (aged 83)
Camden, South Carolina
Spouse(s)Sara Wise, m. August 28, 1926
ChildrenJohn Dana
Parent(s)Edwin Pomfret
Mary (O'Rorke) Pomfret
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania (AB, MA, PhD)
AwardsLL.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1943
-LL.D., University of Chattanooga (now University of Tennessee at Chattanooga), 1949
-LL.D., Mills College, 1958
-Litt.D., University of Southern California, 1966
-Litt.D., Claremont Graduate School and University Center, 1966
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John Edwin Pomfret (September 21, 1898 – November 26, 1981)[2] was an American academic and administrator who served as the director of the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery and the twentieth president of the College of William & Mary.[3]

  1. ^ "John Edwin Pomfret". Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale. 2003. Gale Document Number: GALE|H1000079025. Retrieved 2011-09-06 – via Fairfax County Public Library. Gale Biography In Context.
  2. ^ White, James Terry, ed. (1960). The National Cyclopaedia of American biography, Volume 1. Retrieved 2011-09-06.
  3. ^ "Pomfret, John Edwin". Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William & Mary. Retrieved 26 January 2011.

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