George Frederick Holmes

George Frederick Holmes
1st Chancellor of the University of Mississippi
In office
1848–1849
Preceded byn/a
Succeeded byAugustus Baldwin Longstreet
Personal details
Bornc. 1820
British Guyana
DiedNovember 4, 1897
SpouseLavellette Holmes
Children2 sons, 3 daughters
ResidenceOxford, Mississippi
EducationUniversity of Durham
ProfessionCharlottesville, Virginia

George Frederick Holmes (c. 1820 – November 4, 1897), emigrated to the United States where he taught history and literature and became the first Chancellor of the University of Mississippi (from 1848 to 1849). From 1857 until his death, Holmes taught literature, history and political economy at the University of Virginia and became known for textbooks designed for use in schools in the southern United States.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography (1915), Vol 3, p. 114
  2. ^ University of Mississippi biography Archived 2010-05-31 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ American National Biography Online
  4. ^ "First Principals Journal". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-05-18.