Robert Saunders, Jr.

Robert Saunders, Jr.


14th President of the College of William & Mary
In office 1846–1848
Preceded by	Thomas Roderick Dew
Succeeded by	John Johns
Personal details
Alma mater	College of William & Mary University of Virginia

Robert Saunders, Jr. was president of the College of William and Mary from 1847 to 1848.^[1] Prior to that, Saunders served as professor of mathematics from 1833 to 1847. He also served as mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia in 1859 and 1868^[2] as well as the head of Eastern State Hospital.^[3] His family papers^[4] are held by the Special Collections Research Center at the College of William and Mary.

References

↑ "19th Century Presidents". College of William and Mary. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
↑ "Past Mayors and Governors". City of Williamsburg, Va. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
↑ "Page-Saunders Papers". Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
↑ "Page-Saunders Papers". Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary. Retrieved 25 January 2011.

Political offices
Preceded by John J. Maupin John H. Barlow	Mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia 1859 1868	Succeeded by R. M. Garrett Robert F. Cole

James Blair (1693–1743)
William Dawson (1743–1752)
William Stith (1752–1755)
Thomas Dawson (1755–1760)
William Yates (1761–1764)
James Horrocks (1764–1771)
John Camm (1771–1776)
James Madison (1776–1812)
John Bracken (1812–1814)
John Augustine Smith (1814–1826)
William Holland Wilmer (1826–1827)
Adam Empie (1827–1836)
Thomas Roderick Dew (1836–1846)
Robert Saunders, Jr. (1846–1848)
John Johns (1849–1854)
Benjamin Stoddert Ewell (1854–1888)
Lyon Gardiner Tyler (1888–1919)
J. A. C. Chandler (1919–1934)
John Stewart Bryan (1934–1942)
John Pomfret (1942–1951)
Alvin Duke Chandler (1951–1960)
Davis Paschall (1960–1971)
Thomas Ashley Graves, Jr. (1971–1985)
George R. Healy # (1985)
Paul R. Verkuil (1985–1992)
Timothy J. Sullivan (1992–2005)
Gene Nichol (2005–2008)
W. Taylor Reveley III (2008– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim president.

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