William Terrell

William Terrell (1786 – July 4, 1855) was elected as a United States representative from Georgia.

[1][2] He was one of two children born to Joel and Lucy (Ragland) Terrell.

Terrell later graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine at Philadelphia and commenced practice in Sparta, Georgia.

[1] After he left Congress, Terrell devoted more of his time to the promotion of Agricultural Science than his medical practice.

In 1853, he donated $20,000 to the University of Georgia to establish a Department of Agriculture.