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William Wilson Hudson

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William Wilson Hudson

Birth
Orange County, Virginia, USA
Death
14 Jun 1859 (aged 50–51)
Columbia, Boone County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Columbia, Boone County, Missouri, USA GPS-Latitude: 38.9485302, Longitude: -92.3377125
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William Wilson Hudson (1808-1859) was an American educator and third President of the University of Missouri. He was born in Orange County, Virginia in 1808 and was a professor of mathematics and natural philosophy at the University of Alabama before moving to Columbia, Missouri in 1838. After teaching at the University of Missouri for some years, he was elected president of the university in 1856 and served until his death in 1859. He is buried in Columbia at the Columbia Cemetery. Hudson Hall on the MU campus is named in honor of him.

"1841 Married Albina Snell, daughter of Cumberland Snell and Elizabeth Emison. It is reported that they had two children, Walter P. Hudson and James S. Hudson."
Contributor: RetroDawn (48082706) • [email protected]
William Wilson Hudson (1808-1859) was an American educator and third President of the University of Missouri. He was born in Orange County, Virginia in 1808 and was a professor of mathematics and natural philosophy at the University of Alabama before moving to Columbia, Missouri in 1838. After teaching at the University of Missouri for some years, he was elected president of the university in 1856 and served until his death in 1859. He is buried in Columbia at the Columbia Cemetery. Hudson Hall on the MU campus is named in honor of him.

"1841 Married Albina Snell, daughter of Cumberland Snell and Elizabeth Emison. It is reported that they had two children, Walter P. Hudson and James S. Hudson."
Contributor: RetroDawn (48082706) • [email protected]


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