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William Ernest Gillespie was born on 9 February, 1912 in Exeter, New Hampshire. Discover William Ernest Gillespie's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 55 years old?

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Age 55 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 9 February 1912
Birthday 9 February
Birthplace Exeter, New Hampshire
Date of death November 5, 1967 - Exeter, New Hampshire
Died Place Exeter, New Hampshire
Nationality New Hampshire

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1967

Gillespie died on November 5, 1967, in Exeter Hospital. He was married to Janet Lansing Wicks, with whom he had four children, two sons and two daughters.

1964

As acting principal, Gillespie introduced numerous long-lasting changes to Academy regulations and policy, most notably regarding smoking and drug abuse. For example, recognizing the growing evidence of the harmful effects of smoking, Gillespie himself quit smoking and introduced more stringent restrictions on smoking by students. In 1964, Gillespie permitted the secretary of the Communist Party to speak in the Academy assembly hall, but then denied the same privilege to Richard Alpert and Timothy Leary, who both had been suspended from the Harvard University faculty. Exeter students criticized Gillespie for this apparent inconsistency regarding freedom of speech, but he regained their support after presenting his case in a forthright address to students in chapel by pointing out the difference between the dangers of Communism and of hallucinogenic drugs.

In Gillespie's last public speech to the Academy, an address to the seniors at the commencement of 1964, his closing words aroused no little misinterpretation and controversy.

1912

William Ernest Gillespie (February 9, 1912 – November 5, 1967) was an American educator who served as assistant principal, dean of faculty, and interim principal at Phillips Exeter Academy.

Gillespie was born on February 9, 1912 in Exeter, New Hampshire to Walter and Margaret (Alexander) Gillespie. His father taught Latin at Phillips Exeter from 1910 to 1940. He was educated at local public schools, and graduated from Phillips Exeter in 1929. He went on to study at Princeton University, where he graduated in 1933, and earned his MA and PhD degrees in classics in 1935 and 1937, respectively. Beginning his career in teaching Latin at Exeter in September 1939, he was only absent from the school for three years when he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was appointed assistant to the principal in 1960, taking charge of a variety of administrative matters for principal William Saltonstall; upon the latter's resignation in June 1963 to join the Peace Corps, he was named acting principal for one year, until the appointment of Richard W. Day. Under Day's leadership, Gillespie served as assistant principal and dean of the faculty.