George Frederick Holmes (c. 1820 – November 4, 1897), emigrated to the United States where he taught history and literature and became the first Chancellor of the University of Mississippi (from 1848 to 1849).
From 1857 until his death, Holmes taught literature, history and political economy at the University of Virginia and became known for textbooks designed for use in schools in the southern United States.
[1][2][3][4] George Frederick Holmes was born in 1820 in British Guyana, either in its capital Georgetown or the surrounding Demerera region.
Holmes also continued to study law and was admitted to the South Carolina bar in 1842, but did not practice as a lawyer for any significant period.
In 1889 Holmes was appointed an adjunct professor of history, and taught classes in political economy and the science of society.