William Snodgrass (4 September 1827 – 22 July 1906) was a Canadian

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minister and the sixth Principal of Queen's College, now Queen's University. Under his tenure, the position of

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and the university council were created, the ''

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'' released its first issue, and Queen's was yet again saved from financial ruin through an aggressive and very successful fundraising campaign.

External links

Biography at ''The Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''
1827 births 1906 deaths Canadian Christian religious leaders Canadian educators Principals of Queen's University at Kingston Canadian Presbyterian ministers {{Canada-academic-bio-stub