William Davie News & Bio

Name: William Davie Hometown: Lancaster, SC Born: June 20, 1756 Died: November 29, 1820 Notes: Founder of UNC, 10th Governor of NC (1798-1799)

University Founder William R. Davie’s Halifax Home Restored
About 235 years ago, William Davie hitched his horse to a poplar tree, sat in the grass for a summer lunch and had such a...
Fri Jul 3, 2026