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The Reverend
William Stith
3rd President of the
College of William & Mary
In office
1752–1755
Preceded byWilliam Dawson
Succeeded byThomas Dawson
Personal details
Born1707
Died(1755-09-19)September 19, 1755
Alma materCollege of William & Mary
The Queen's College, Oxford
SignatureWilliam Stith

William Stith (1707 – September 19, 1755)[1] was an early American historian and an Anglican minister.[2] He was the third president of the College of William & Mary (1752–1755), where Stith Hall was named for him.

  1. ^ Gordon, Armistead C (1914). "The Stith Family". In Tyler, Lyon G. (ed.). William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine. Vol. XXII. Richmond, Virginia: Whittet & Shepperson. pp. 44–45. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
  2. ^ Flora, Joseph M.; Vogel, Amber (June 21, 2006). Southern Writers: A New Biographical Dictionary. LSU Press. p. 384. ISBN 978-0-8071-4855-6.

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