The Background of Andrew D. White, First President of Cornell University
The Background of Andrew D. White, First President of Cornell University

Author: Albert Hazen Wright

Publisher:

Published: 1960

Total Pages: 137

ISBN-13:

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John White (fl. 1657-1676) married widow Mary Phips, widow of partner James Phips, between 1657 and 1662 in Pemaquid (later Wiscasset or Wolwich), Maine. She married a third time after John's death. Andrew Dickson White (1832-1918) was a direct descendant in the eighth generation. Descendants and relatives lived in New England, New York, New Jersey, Virginia and elsewhere.

Andrew D. White
Andrew D. White

Author: Glenn C. Altschuler

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 2019-05-15

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 1501744984

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This is the first full-length biography of Andrew D. White, prominent historian, Republican politician, diplomat, and the first president of Cornell University. A fully rounded portrait, it follows White's career from his youth in Syracuse to his death, at the age of eighty-five, in Ithaca.