Jonathan Maxcy - Columbia, SC
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc
N 34° 00.248 W 081° 01.854
17S E 497146 N 3762614
The first president of the University of South Carolina is buried in the First Presbyterian cemetery.
Waymark Code: WM9PK4
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 09/14/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member rangerroad
Views: 1

Johathan Maxcy
1768-1820
and his wife
Susannah Hopkins Maxcy

Jonathan Maxcy
President South carolina College
1805-1820
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from his Wikipedia article:

Jonathan Maxcy (September 2, 1768 – June 4, 1820) was the second president of Brown University (then known as the College of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations); the third president of Union College; and the first president of the University of South Carolina.

Born in Attleboro, Massachusetts on September 2, 1768, Maxcy was educated at an academy in Wrentham, Massachusetts and then attended Brown, graduating in 1787. Shortly thereafter in 1789, Maxcy was baptized by James Manning, the first president of Brown. Maxcy was also elected a trustee of and appointed professor of divinity at Brown.

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Description:
A nondescript headston, or more recent placement stands at his grave.


Date of birth: 09/02/1768

Date of death: 06/04/1820

Area of notoriety: Education

Marker Type: Headstone

Setting: Outdoor

Visiting Hours/Restrictions: daylight?

Fee required?: No

Web site: [Web Link]

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