Papers, ca. 1830-1967.

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Papers, ca. 1830-1967.

Papers, ca. 1830-1967, of and relating to Thomas Roderick Dew, professor of political law and president of the College of William and Mary. Includes biographical material, a picture of a portrait, correspondence, speeches and writings, as well as information on his gravesite in Paris and his re-burial in the Wren Chapel.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7149715

William & Mary Libraries

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College of William and Mary.

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Dew, Thomas R. (Thomas Roderick), 1802-1846

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Thomas R. Dew was born 5 December 1802, the son of Thomas Dew and Lucy E. Gatewood Dew. Dew graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1820. He was appointed to teach political law in 1826 and in 1836 was made president of the college. He died in 1846, shortly after his marriage to Natalia Hay. A free-trader and a pro-slavery advocate, Dew's works included Lectures on the Restrictive System, Review of the Debate in the Virginia Legislature of 1831 and 1832 [later incorporated into the Pro...

Dew family.

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