William Ellison Boggs

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William Ellison Boggs (May 12, 1838August 20, 1920), born in Ahmedunggar, India, was chancellor of the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, Georgia, United States from 1889 until his resignation in 1898 (The head of the University was referred to as chancellor instead of president, from 1860 until 1932). Boggs obtained a B.A. from South Carolina College in 1859 and his Doctor of Divinity, (D.D.) from Columbia Theological Seminary in 1862. Boggs died on August 20, 1920, in Baltimore, Maryland and is buried in Waynesville, North Carolina.[citation needed]

He was the father of Gilbert Hillhouse Boggs, who was deeply involved with Georgia Tech's Chemistry Department.[1]

Preceded by
Patrick Hues Mell
President of the University of Georgia
18891898
Succeeded by
Walter Barnard Hill

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  1. ^ Inventory of the Dr. Gilbert Hillhouse Boggs Memorial Speech, 1941. Georgia Tech Archives and Records Management. Retrieved on 2007-04-17.

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