Henry Overton Wills III

Henry Overton Wills III (22 December 1828 – 4 September 1911) of Kelston Knoll, near Bath in Somerset, was a prominent and wealthy member of the Bristol tobacco manufacturing family of Wills which founded the firm of W. D. & H. O. Wills. As a philanthropist his best-known act was the funding of the University of Bristol, founded in 1909, of which he became the first Chancellor.

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Henry Overton Wills III
Chancellor of the University of Bristol
In office
1909–1911
Preceded byNone
Succeeded byRichard Burdon Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane
Personal details
Born(1828-12-22)December 22, 1828
Bristol, England
DiedSeptember 4, 1911(1911-09-04) (aged 82)
Bath, Somerset, England
OccupationBusinessman
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