Adam Empie
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Rev. Adam Empie
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| 12th President of the College of William & Mary |
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In office 1827–1836 |
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| Preceded by | William Holland Wilmer |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Roderick Dew |
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| Born | September 7, 1785 Schenectady, New York, United States |
| Died |
November 6, 1860 (aged 75) Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Spouse(s) | Ann Eliza Wright |
| Children | Adam Empie Jr., John Joshua Empie, Anna Catharina Shepard, Charles Wright Empie, Lucy Wooster Brown, Zusan Wright Smead and Ann Smith Hill. |
| Alma mater | Union College (1807) |
| Profession | Educator, priest |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
Adam Empie (September 7, 1785 – November 6, 1860) was an Episcopal priest in North Carolina and Virginia, who also taught and served as President of the College of William and Mary.
Born in Schenectady, New York, to a family of Dutch descent with four full and three half siblings, Empie learned about Dutch Reform and Presbyterian churches and their beliefs. However, he warmed to the Protestant Episcopal Church while still a very young man. Empie worked during his years as a student at Union College in Schenectady, as well as studied under Eliphalet Nott and Benjamin Allen. Despite his busy work schedule and some health issues, he graduated with honors in 1807.
Empie lived in Rhinebeck and Hempstead, New York, for the next two years where he studied for the ministry and taught in the Classical Academy of the Rev. Seth Hart, as well as tutored the children of Thomas Tillotson, Secretary of State of New York. The Rev. John Henry Hobart, soon to be Bishop of New York, became Empie's mentor during this time.
Empie was ordained deacon in 1809, then admitted into the priesthood. The Rt. Rev. Benjamin Moore, father of Clement Clarke Moore, a seminary professor and the author of "Twas the Night Before Christmas", led Empie's ordination service. His first assignment was St. George's Church in Hempstead, where he assisted the rector, Seth Hart.
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