John Thomas Lewis Preston
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John Thomas Lewis Preston was an American educator and military officer from Virginia. He was a primary founder and organizer of the Virginia Military Institute, and was one of its first two faculty m
J. T. L. Preston. 1907 portrait based on 1855 photo.
Virginia Military Institue
Francis Henney Smith
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Francis Henney Smith was an American military officer, mathematician and educator. After graduating from West Point and a brief service in the United States Army, he became the first Superintendent of
Francis Henney Smith, first Superintendent of Virginia Military Institute.
Inscription on the monument