John Bracken (priest) explained

Honorific Prefix:The Reverend
John Bracken
Order:9th
President of the
College of William & Mary
Term Start:1812
Term End:1814
Predecessor:James Madison
Successor:John Augustine Smith
Alma Mater:College of William & Mary
Signature:Signature of college president John Bracken.png

John Bracken was an American priest of the Episcopal Church who was the rector of Bruton Parish Church and the ninth president of the College of William and Mary, serving from 1812 to 1814.[1] In 1792, Bracken helped to reestablish the Grammar School at the College of William and Mary.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 19th Century Presidents. College of William and Mary. 25 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20100528155323/http://www.wm.edu/about/administration/president/history/nineteen/index.php. 28 May 2010. dead.
  2. Early Courses and Professors at William and Mary College. The William and Mary Quarterly. October 1905. 14. 2. 71–83. 10.2307/1916340 . 1916340.