Education
The Queen"s College; College of William & Mary.
The Queen"s College; College of William & Mary.
He is the author of one of the earliest histories of Virginia, The History of the First Discovery and Settlement of Virginia: being an Essay towards a General History of this Colony, published in Williamsburg by William Parks in 1747. He was also the College of William & Mary"s third president (1752–1755) and is the namesake for Stith Hall on the College"s campus. They had three daughters: Judith, Elizabeth, and Mary.
Stith was educated at The College of William & Mary and The Queen"s College, Oxford.