Robert Andrews (1748–February 4, 1804) was a Colonial/American clergyman who became a military chaplain during the American Revolutionary War, then professor at the College of William and Mary as well as author and politician who represented James City County in the Virginia Ratification Convention, then represented Williamsburg in the Virginia House of Delegates (1790-1799). Early and family life Born in the near Elkton, Maryland and that colony's border with Pennsylvania, to the former Letitia Cooke and her husband Moses Andrews. His great-grandfather John Andrews emigrated to Province of Maryland from the County of Rutland, England in 1654. The family included four brothers, Moses Andrews, Rev. John Andrews, James Andrews and Polydore Andrews. Education and ordination Andrews studied at the College of Philadelphia beginning in 1766, under provost William Smith and professor Francis Allison. He graduated with an A.B. degree in 1768, then studied theology like his older brother John. In 1769 he traveled to Gloucester County, Virginia to tutor the children of planter and future Virginia governor John Page. In 1772 Andrews sailed to London, where he was ordained a priest. Career Professor and revolutionary patriot In late 1774, Andrews became one of the thirteen men (only a few clergymen), to sign a document drafted by eighty-nine former members of the House of Burgesses, which recommended a general congress as well as a non-importation association. The following year he joined the York County Committee of Safety. As conflict with England worsened, the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg was thrown into turmoil. Professor of Moral Philosophy Samuel Henley fled to England. College President John Camm and two other professors were forced to resign. Only Rev. James Madison, who taught Natural Philosophy and mathematics (and was cousin of the future U.S. President of the same name) and James Bracken (master of the grammar school) remained by 1777. In 1777, Rev. Andrews enlisted as a chaplain to the 2nd regiment of the Virginia militia under Col. George Gibson, and served until 1780. In December 1777 Andrews accepted an appointment as Professor of Moral Philosophy at the College of William & Mary, but the college was often closed during the conflict. In October 1778, Andrews chaired the meeting to elect the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Virginia and became the deputy to John Blair Jr., who was a prominent local lawyer and who would become an Associate Justice of the