William Richardson Davie was an American statesman, politician, military general, and Founding Father of the United States who served as the 10th governor of North Carolina from 1798 to 1799. A member
Portrait by Charles Willson Peale
Davie (at right wearing a masonic apron) laying the cornerstone of Old East, the oldest building on the campus of the University of North Carolina
Old Well in front of the South Building 2005
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. Chartered in 1789, the university began enrolling students in 1795, makin
William Richardson Davie
…Party, Davie also served as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention as a representative of North Carolina. He is also one of the key founders of the University of North Carolina. Davie was born in Egremont, County Cumberland in North West England, where his father Archibald Davie, who is listed in the 1790 census as living in…
Silent Sam, a former campus statue
The Morehead Planetarium, designed by Eggers & Higgins, first opened in 1949.
A representation of the university seal, located in front of South Building