Henry Overton Wills III | |
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| Chancellor of the University of Bristol | |
| In office 1909–1911 | |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | Richard Burdon Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 22, 1828 Bristol, England |
| Died | September 4, 1911 (aged 82) Bath, Somerset, England |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Henry Overton Wills III (22 December 1828 – 4 September 1911) of Kelston Knoll, near Bath in Somerset, was a prominent and wealthy member of the Bristol tobacco manufacturing family of Wills which founded the firm of W. D. & H. O. Wills. As a philanthropist his best-known act was the funding of the University of Bristol, founded in 1909, of which he became the first Chancellor.