Webb, Alexander S. (Alexander Stewart), 1835-1911

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Dates:
Birth 1835-02-15
Death 1911-02-12

Biographical notes:

President of City College, 1870-1903.

From the description of Papers, 1855-1917. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155504204

President of the College of the City of New York.

From the description of Typed letter signed : New York, to Ida B. Forbes, 1897 Jan. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270589007

Alexander S. Webb: joined U.S. Army in 1855; served in Minnesota and Florida, and in 1857 became professor of mathematics at West Point; served in Civil War, attaining rank of major-general, and retiring in 1866; returned to teaching at West Point; left the army in 1870; in 1869 became president of College of the City of New York.

From the description of Alexander Stewart Webb papers, 1818-1930 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702168760

From the guide to the Alexander Stewart Webb papers, 1818-1930, (Manuscripts and Archives)

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