William Preston Few (1867-1940)

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William Preston Few, prominent Southern educator, was born 1.6 mi. NE in 1867. Few received his Ph.D. from Harvard in 1896 and joined the faculty of Trinity College, Durham, N.C., that same year. He became Trinity's fifth president in 1910 ...

William Few Signer of the U.S. Constitution

On this site stood the home of William Few, one of Georgia`s signers of the United State Constitution. Built in 1781, the house burned in 1930.

William Few was born near Baltimore, Maryland, June 8, 1748. In 1776 he moved to ...

William Few

In this tomb rests the remains of

William Few

Born June 18, 1748 – Died July 16, 1828

Lieut. Colonel, Georgia Militia during

the American Revolution, 1776-1779.

Member, Continental Congress, 1780-1788

Signed Federal Constitution, 1787

Member, Georgia Convention to ratify

the Constitution of the United States,

January 2, 1788

One ...

William Few Bridge

Named in 1984 in honor

of

pioneer settler of Upper

Greenville County

who entered this state

from Georgia in 1787

and whose descendants

have lived on these lands

ever since.

Mr. Few is said to have

built the first bridge

and a later covered

bridge at this location

on South Tyger River.

At least ...

Colonel William Few, Jr.

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One of Georgia's two signers of the United States Constitution.

Born in Baltimore, Maryland June 18, 1748.

Lieutenant Colonel, Georgia Militia during the American Revolution, 1776-1770.

Representative, Georgia General Assembly 1777, 1779, 1783, 1793.

Delegate, Continental Congress 1780-1788.