William Ellison Boggs

Male, Deceased Person

1838 – 1920

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Who was William Ellison Boggs?

William Ellison Boggs, born in Ahmedunggar, India, was chancellor of the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, United States from 1889 until his resignation in 1898. Boggs obtained a B.A. from South Carolina College in 1859 and his Doctor of Divinity, from Columbia Theological Seminary in 1862. Boggs died on August 20, 1920, in Baltimore, Maryland and is buried in Waynesville, North Carolina.

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

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Born
May 12, 1838
India
Nationality
  • United States of America
Education
  • Columbia Theological Seminary
Employment
  • University of Georgia
Died
Aug 20, 1920
Baltimore

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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