Adam Empie | |
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![]() Rev. Adam Empie | |
12th President of the College of William & Mary | |
In office 1827–1836 | |
Preceded by | William Holland Wilmer |
Succeeded by | Thomas Roderick Dew |
Personal details | |
Born | September 7, 1785 Schenectady, New York, United States |
Died | November 6, 1860 Wilmington, North Carolina | (aged 75)
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]