Wilson, William Lyne
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1843 - 1900
Biography
During the Civil War, Wilson enlisted in the Confederate Army and served as a private in the 12th Virginia Cavalry. He earned a LL.B. from George Washington University in 1867. He served as a Congressman from West Virginia from 1883-1895 and as postmaster general from 1895-1897. He was President of Washington and Lee University from 1897-1900. See DAB; Crenshaw, II, 210-65.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Roscoe Phelps Diary
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0496
Content Description
The Roscoe Phelps diary is a bound manuscript entitled "Anecdotes of the Year 1900" written by Washington and Lee University student Richard Roscoe Phelps (Class of 1902). Phelps reports on life as an undergraduate student touching on courtship, recreation, hazing, off-campus boarding and regional travel and exploration of such places in Rockbridge County Virginia as House Mountain and “Lover’s Leap”. Other events covered include the vandalizing of "Old George", the George Washington statue...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1900 - 1901
Filtered By
- Subject: Washington and Lee University X