George Mathews Edgar (March 1, 1837 – October 18, 1913) was the President of the Seminary West of the Suwannee River, in Tallahassee, Florida, an institution which eventually became Florida State University.

He later taught at the University of Alabama and Occidental College in California.

[3] After serving in the 59th Virginia Infantry Regiment, he organized Edgar's Battalion on March 28, 1862.

Edgar died at Paris, Kentucky on October 18, 1913.

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