Background
W, Thaddeus was born on May 27, 1924 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Son of Thaddeus Wilbur and Elizabeth Kent (Llewellyn) T.
historian Institute executive history educator
W, Thaddeus was born on May 27, 1924 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Son of Thaddeus Wilbur and Elizabeth Kent (Llewellyn) T.
Bachelor of Arts North Carolina, 1947. Master of Arts, University North Carolina, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, Brown University, 1960.
Historian United States National Park Service, 1948-1954. Research associate Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, (Virginia), 1954-1957, assistant director research, 1957-1961. Book review editor William and Mary Quarterly, Williamsburg, 1961-1966, editor, 1966-1972.
Assistant professor history College William and Mary, 1961-1964, associate professor, 1964-1969, professor 1969-1990, Murden professor humanities, 1990-1992, emeritus, since 1992. Director Institute Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, 1972-1989, Commonwealth Center for Study of America Culture, Williamsburg, 1988-1992.
Member edition board, papers of George Washington, Member Williamsburg Wetlands Board, 1980-1993. Chair board director Virginia Foundation for Humanities and Public Policy, 1989-1995. Member tercentary commission College William and Mary, 1988-1993.
With United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Member Organization American Historians, American History Association, Southern History Association, Virginia History Society (honorary), Am Society Legal History, Massachusetts History Society, American Society Environmental History, Associates John Carter Brown Library, American Antiquarian Society, History Society Episcopal Church (1st vice president 1996-1999, president since 1999), Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Alpha Theta.