Historedia
Person

William Wanton

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1785

Every event in Historedia whose sources name William Wanton, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Founding of the University of New Brunswick

    1785

    Role: Founder

    1. 1785 · FrederictonEstablishment of the Academy

      The University of New Brunswick was founded in 1785 as the Academy of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

    2. 13 December 1785 · not specified in sourcesFounders' Petition of 1785

      Seven Loyalist men signed a petition to Governor Thomas Carleton requesting the establishment of a school in 1785.

Sources

  1. University of New Brunswick Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24