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  1. Japanese Cultural Association

    The Japanese Cultural Association was organized as a student organization at William & Mary in 1996 with the first constitution written on February 27, 1997. The Japanese Cultural Association…
  2. Jay Winston Johns Jr.

    Jay Winston Johns, Jr. was a coal industrialist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who moved to Virginia and became a leader in preserving homes of renowned Virginians. He married Helen Lambert (1881-…
  3. Jefferson Hall

    Jefferson Hall at William & Mary is located at 231 Jamestown Road on Old Campus. It measures 200 feet long by 41 feet wide and it currently functions as a co-ed dormitory for undergraduate…
  4. Jefferson Laboratory

    The Jefferson Laboratory is located in Newport News, Virginia and is home to the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF), an underground high-tech machine nearly a mile around. Material…
  5. Jeffrey B. Trammell

    Jeffrey B. Trammell was elected as Rector of William & Mary's Board of Visitors from 2011-2013, serving as the first openly gay board chair of a major university in the United States. Trammell…
  6. Jess Hamilton Jackson

    Jess Hamilton Jackson was a professor in the Department of English at William & Mary, starting in 1929. He received both his A.B. and A.M. degrees at the University of Alabama, near his…
  7. Jimmye Laycock Football Center

    Jimmye Laycock Football Center Constructed: 2006-2008 Opened: 2008
  8. John Augustine Smith

    Dr. John Augustine Smith served as the tenth president of William & Mary from 1814 through 1826. The first lay president of the College, Smith graduated from William and Mary in 1800, pursued a…
  9. John Blair (1732-1800)

    John Blair (1732-1800) was an American politician, Founding Father, and Patriot. Blair was one of the best-trained jurists of his day. A legal scholar, he avoided the hurly-burly of state politics,…
  10. John Boyd Bentley

    John Boyd Bentley was born in Hampton, Virginia 9 February 1896. He attended William & Mary and served in the U. S. Field Artillery in World War I. Bentley attended the Virginia Theological…
  11. John Bracken (c. 1745 - 1818)

    William & Mary President: John BrackenTerm Served: Spring 1812 -  October 1, 1814Preceded by: James Madison 1777 - 1812Succeeded by: John Augustine Smith 1814 - 1826
  12. John Brown

    John Brown was born in Staunton, Virginia in 1757 and attended Princeton College until the British took the city in 1777 during the American Revolution. In 1778, Brown came to William & Mary and…
  13. John Camm

    William & Mary President: John CammTerm Served: June 21, 1771 - Spring 1777Preceded by: James Horrocks 1764 -  1771Succeeded by: James Madison 1777 - 1812
  14. John Coalter

    John Coalter (1769-1838), was born in 1769 to parents Michael Coalter and Elizabeth Moore. After brief schooling, he became a tutor and attended lectures at William & Mary under Bishop James…
  15. John Compton Freeman

    John Compton Freeman attended William & Mary in 1904-1909 according to The Catalogue of Alumni. His hometown is listed as Arcola, Loudoun County and his then home was on Tilly Ave. in Jamaica,…
  16. John Dixon

    John Dixon Jr. was born in 1778 and died September 5, 1830. He married Sally (Sarah) Throckmorton, the daughter of Warner and Julia Throckmorton, in 1795. They had three children: Dr. John Dixon(1812…
  17. John E. Molnar

    John Edgar "Jed" Molnar, 66, of Farmville, died Saturday, June 20, 2009. He was born in Ohio, the son of the late John William Molnar and Bonnie Hanna Ford. He is survived by a sister, Mary Collins…
  18. John E. Selby

    John E. Selby was a William & Mary faculty member in the Department of History. His appointments: Lecturer, 1963-1966; Associate Professor, 1966-1970; Professor, 1970-1987; William E. Pullen…
  19. John Edwin Pomfret

    John Edwin Pomfret was the twentieth president of William & Mary, from January 1, 1943 until his resignation on September 13, 1951. His formal induction as president took place on Charter Day in…
  20. John Garland Pollard

    In 1930, John Garland Pollard, a popular professor at William & Mary was elected governor of the commonwealth of Virginia. A progressive Democrat interested in reform, his administration as…
  21. John H. Willis

    John H. Willis, also know as Jack, was a professor of English at William & Mary from 1964 until 2002, and chair of the Department of English from 1985 - 1990. He received his undergraduate degree…
  22. John Hartwell Cocke (1780-1866)

    John Hartwell Cocke was born in Surry County, Virginia in 1780. He attended the College of William & Mary from 1794-1799 . He married Ann Blaus Barraud of Norfolk on December 25, 1802. After…
  23. John Holmes Offley

    John Holmes Offley, the son of David Offley and Mary Ann Greer Offley, was born at Brooke Court-House, Virginia on 13 October 1802. Educated in Philadelphia, he first traveled to Smyrna (Izmir),…
  24. John Johns

    Raised in a prominent political family in Delaware, John Johns graduated from the theological seminary at Princeton University in 1815. Ordained deaconate in the Episcopal Church, Johns began his…
  25. John Lesslie Hall, Jr.

    John Lesslie Hall, Jr. (11. April 1891 - March 1978) was an admiral of the United States Navy during World War II and the son of Professor J. Lesslie Hall. Hall was a native of Williamsburg, Virginia…
  26. John M. Gregory II

    Governor John Munford Gregory, oldest son of John Munford Gregory and Letitia Power Graves, was born in Charles City County, VA, on the 8th of July, 1804. He taught school in James City County before…
  27. John Marshall (1755-1835)

    John Marshall grew up in the foothills of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains. He fought in the Revolutionary War, becoming a captain, and spending the winter with General Washington at Valley Forge.…
  28. John Millington

    John Millington was appointed a professor at William & Mary in 1836. Millington Hall at the College of William & Mary is named in his honor.
  29. John Minson Galt (1744-1808)

    Dr. John M. Galt was born in 1744, and died 1808. He was educated at William & Mary, and received his medical education in Edinburgh and Paris in 1765-'6-'7.
  30. John Minson Galt (1819-1862)

    From: Galt Family of Williamsburg Source: The William & Mary Quarterly, Vol. 8, No. 4 (Apr., 1900), pp. 259-262..
  31. John Page

    John Page (April 17, 1744 - October 11, 1808) was a figure in early United States history. He served in the U.S. Congress and as Governor of Virginia. Page was born and lived at Rosewell Plantation…
  32. John Quincy Adams

    John Quincy Adams (July 11, 1767 - February 23, 1848) was a diplomat, politician, and President of the United States (March 4, 1825 - March 4, 1829). His party affiliations were Federalist,…
  33. John Randolph (1773-1833)

    John Randolph, also known as John Randolph of Roanoke, was the son of Frances Bland Randolph and John Randolph of Matoax in Chesterfield County, Virginia. He was the stepson of St. George Tucker;…
  34. John Randolph (ca. 1727 - 1784)

    John Randolph was born in 1727 or 1728, probably at what is now called the Peyton Randolph House on Market Square, in Williamsburg and his heritage was thoroughly Virginian. Educated at William…
  35. John Robinson

    John Robinson served as Chancellor of William & Mary from 1714 to 1721, during which he was Bishop of London. He represented both a religious and political figure in 18th century England. 
  36. John Stewart Bryan

    John Stewart Bryan was the nineteenth President of William & Mary from 1934 through 1942. He served as Chancellor in 1942-1944. Bryan was a graduate of the University of Virginia and Harvard;…
  37. John Taylor

    John Taylor (December 19, 1753 -- August 21, 1824) of Caroline County, Virginia was a politician and writer. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates (1779-81, 1783-85, 1796-1800) and in the…
  38. John Tuthill

    John Tuthill was a member of the class of 1932 at William & Mary, Ambassador to Brazil and one of the leaders in the 1969 Salzburg Global Seminar. Excerpts from New York Times obituary: John W.…
  39. John Tyler (1790-1862)

    John Tyler was the 10th president of the United States. John Tyler was born the son of John Tyler, Sr. (1747-1813) and Mary Armistead (1761-1797), in Charles City County, Virginia, as the second of…
  40. John Tyler, Sr.

    John Tyler, Sr. studied at William & Mary and later served on the Board of Visitors. He served as a judge on various Virginia courts and was elected governor in 1808. His son, also John Tyler,…
  41. John W. Conlee

    John W. Conlee is a professor of English at William & Mary, and chair of the Department of English from 1982 - 1985, and again from 1990 - 1992. He joined the faculty in 1968 as Assistant…
  42. John W. Tuthill

    Class of 1932 College of William & Mary, Ambassador to Brazil and one of the leaders in the 1969 Salzburg Global Seminar. Excerpts from New York Times obituary: John W. Tuthill, who served as…
  43. John Wickham

    John Wickham (1763-1839) was the eldest son of John Wickham and his wife, Hannah Smith Fanning. He was born at Southold, Long Island on June 6, 1763. The family were loyalists in the American…
  44. John Womack Wright (1876-1953)

    Col. John Womack Wright was born in Kirkwood Missouri on July 10, 1876. At William & Mary, he was president of Athletic Association, member of Kappa Sigma fraternity and Philomathean Literary…
  45. Jones Hall

    Jones Hall Constructed: 1968-1969 Opened: 1969 Named for: Professor Hugh Jones
  46. Joseph and Margaret Muscarelle Museum of Art

    The Muscarelle Museum of Art was a gift to the College of William & Mary from alumni and friends. In the 1970s, a visitor remarked to then-President Thomas A. Graves, Jr. that there was a Georgia…
  47. Joseph Buchanan Bernardin

    Joseph Buchanan Bernardin grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. He attended Yale University, Episcopal Theological School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Oxford University in England and the Theological…
  48. Joseph E. Farrar

    Joseph E. Farrar was born to free parents in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1830. He worked as a carpenter under George W. Spooner, Proctor of the University of Virginia until 1858. Joseph married…
  49. Joseph W. Montgomery Strength Training Center

    "Designed by strength and conditioning coach John Sauer in 1995, the Joseph W. Montgomery Strength Training Center is located in the lower level of William & Mary Hall. This 5,000-square foot…
  50. Joseph Watson Campbell

    Joseph Watson Campbell was a farmer in Albemarle County, Virginia. Payroll and muster records indicate Joseph served for a time in Captain Samuel Brown's Company of the 33rd Regiment of the Virginia…

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