Preceded by David W. Lewis | Name William Basinger Died 1910 | |
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Children Margaret, Garnett, Will, Mary Leslie, Thomas, Walter Education Franklin College of Arts and Sciences | ||
William Starr Basinger (1827–1910) was a lawyer, military officer, state legislator, and the president of the University of North Georgia. He served as a major in the 18th Georgia Battalion of the Confederate States Army during the Civil War. In 1886 Basinger, succeeding David W. Lewis, became the second president of North Georgia Agricultural College (now UNG).
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