2018-08-102018-08-101905/03/01http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11989/6342William M. Stewart was born at Philadelphia in 1803. Stewart College was named in honor of him before its name was changed to Southwestern Presbyterian University. William Stewart was a professor of Geology at Stewart College. He was one of the first scientists to employ observation in science of meteorology. Professor Stewart died in Clarksville on September 26, 1877