WILLSON, JOHN O.
From Knob Knowledge
January 27, 1845-March 23, 1923. Citadel Class of 1862 but did not graduate because of the Civil War. Member of the illustrious Cadet Company during the Civil War. He later became an attorney and a minister. From 1894-1902 he was the editor of the Southern Christian Advocate. From 1904 until his death he was president of Lander College. The street and the field near The Citadel Apartment Building are named for him. Unfortunately, the street signs spell his name with only one "l," but the map of the campus in The Guidon spells it correctly. (Sources: Who Was Who in America, vol. 1, 1897-1942, p. 1358. REF E176 .W64; "The John O. Willson Ring," The Sphinx, 1952, p. 219) (HN)
