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Walter Otis Pennell, B. S.
Instr. Mathematics and Drawing 1896-97
Instr. Electrical Engineering 1897-98
Arthur Russell Bauder, C. E. ; A. M. Instr. Mathematics and Drawing 1897-99
Amory Prescott Folwell, A. B .; Sc. D.
Instr. Civil Engineering 1897-98
Asst. Prof. Civil Engineering 1898-99
Assoc. Prof. Municipal Engineering 1899-03 Prof. Municipal Engineering 1903-07
Rev. Casper Wistar Hodge, A. M .; Ph. D.
Assoc. Prof. Ethics and Logic. 1897-98
Richard Kidder Meade, B. S. Asst. in Chemistry 1897-02
*George Stanley Ward, A. B.
Tutor Latin and Mathematics 1897-00
William Lewis Kinter, A. B.
Instr. in History and Political Sci. 1898-00
Sidney Roby Sheldon, B. S. Instr. in Electrical Engineering 1898-00
Fred Howard Moffit, A. M.
Instr. Mathematics and Drawing 1899-02
Silvanus B. Newton, A. B. ; M. D. Director of Athletics 1899
Arthur Parke Reid, A. B.
Tutor in Latin and Mathematics 1899.00
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Allan Roberts, Ph. B. ; M. S.
Tutor in Mathematics and Latin 1899-00
Instr. in History 1900-05
Asst. Prof. History 1905-09
Prof. History 1909-
Hervey Woodburn Shimer, A. B. Tutor Modern Languages 1899-01
William Darlington Little, A. M.
Tutor in Mathematics and Latin 1900-06
Instr. in Mathematics 1906-08
John Henry Lucke, A. M.
Instr. in Mathematics and Drawing 1900-OI Instr. in Physics and Mathematics 1901-02
J. N. Gray Nesbitt, B. S.
Instr. Electrical Engineering . 1900-OI
Rev. Alvin Converse Sawtelle, A. M.
Tutor Latin and Mathematics 1900-03
Frederick Warren Grover, M.,S. ; Ph. D.
Instr. Electrical Engineering 1901-02
Rev. John Moffatt Mecklin, A. M .; Ph. D. Instr. Modern Languages. . 190I-02
Prof. Mental and Moral Philosophy 1905-
Harry Hess Reichard, A. M .; Ph. D.
Tutor Latin and German 1901-02
Tutor German and Greek
1902-06
Edwin Watkins Instr. in Chemistry 1902
Stanley Eugene Brasefield, C. E .; M. S .; Ph. D.
Instr. Mathematics and Graphics. 1902-09
Asst. Prof. Mathematics and Graphics 1909-10
Charles Lazarus Bryden, E. M.
Asst. in Chemistry 1902-04
George Elwood Fetters, E. E .; E. M.
Inst. Mathematics and Drawing . 1902-06
Rev. John Frederick Louis Raschen, A. M .; Litt. D.
Instr. Modern Languages. 1902-05
Asst. Prof. Modern Languages 1905-06 Prof. Modern Languages. 1906-
Eugene Erwin Simpson, A. M .; B. M. E. Instr. in Electrical Engineering . 1902-03
John William Turrentine, M. S .; Ph. D.
Instr. in Chemistry 1902-05
Clinton Artinias Bergstresser, A. M .; M. S.
Tutor in Latin and Mathematics. 1903-06
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Leonard Perley Dickinson, B. S.
Instr. in Electrical Engineering. 1903-06 Asst. Prof. Electrical Engineering 1906-09
Rev. Theodore Allen Elmer, A. M. Acting Prof. Moral Philos. and Hebrew 1903-05
James Henry DeLong, B. S.
Asst. in Chemistry 1904-06
Instr. in Chemistry 1906-
George Edwin Post, E. E.
Asst. in Physical Laboratory
1904-06
Henry Wysor, B. S.
Asst. Prof. Analytical Chem. and Metallurgy 1904-
Harry Daniel Bailey, A. M. Asst. in Biology 1905-08
Edwin Dubois Chase, B. S.
Asst. in Chemistry 1905-06
Instr. in Chemistry . 1906-07
William John Gorse, A. B.
Instr. Modern Languages. 1905-06
John Whitney Colliton, C. E .; E. M.
Instr. in Mathematics. 1906-10
Edward Franklin Farquhar, A. M.
Instr. in English . 1906-09
James Bryant Hopkins, A. M.
Instr. Modern Languages . 1906-09
Asst. Prof. Romance Languages 1909-
Frederick Raymond Hunt, A. M.
Instr. in Greek and German 1906-10
Rev. Carl Frederick Pfatteicher, A. M .; Ph. D.
Tutor in Latin 1906-07
Tutor in Latin and Hebrew 1907-08
Instr. in Modern Languages 1910-II William Mackey Smith, Ph. D.
Tutor in Mathematics 1906-II
Instr. in Mathematics 1911-12
James Waddell Tupper, Ph. D.
Assoc. Prof. English Literature 1906-09
Prof. English Literature. 1909-
James Kip Finch, C. E.
Instr. in R. R. Engineering and Surveying 1907
John Royden Hess, Ph. B. Instr. in Chemistry 1907-
William Thomas Lyle, C. E.
Asst. Prof. of Municipal Engineering . 1907-10 Prof. Municipal Engineering 1910-
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William Benjamin Marquard, E. M. Instr. in Mining Engineering 1907-12
Asst. Prof. Mining Engineering 1912-
Joshua Lewis Miner, A. B. Asst. in Cement Laboratory 1907-10
Asher Seip, A. M. Instr. in Municipal Law 1907-08
Warren Chamberlain Tudbury, B. S.
Instr. in Surveying and R. R. Engineering 1907-08 Hillier McClure Burrowes, A. B.
Instr. in English 1908-10
Horace Butterworth, Ph. B. Director of Physical Training 1 908-09
Howard Stanley Coulter, A. M. ·Instr. in Modern Languages I908-09
William Trumbower Foster, M. S.
Asst. in Biology 1908-10
Instr. in Biology
1910-
Rev. Leo Alvin Gates, A. B. Tutor in Latin
1908-09
Albert Theodore Goldbeck, B. S. Instr. in Civil Engineering 1908-10
Eugene Chauncey Hillyer, Jr., E. E.
Instr. in Mathematics and Graphics 1908-09 Instr. in Municipal Law 1908-
George Albert Koerber, E. E. Instr. in Physics
Robert William Thoroughgood, C. E.
1908-12
Instr. in Surveying and R. R. Engineering 1908-12
Samuel Lloyd Barrick, A. B. Instr. in English 1909-II
Harold Anson Bruce Director of Physical Training 1909-
Peryl Whitefield Durkee, A. B .; B. S.
Instr. in Mathematics and Graphics. 1909-10
William Alexander Eckels, A. B .; Ph. D.
Assoc. Prof. Greek 1909-1I
Clarence McCheyne Gordon, Ph. D.
Prof. Physics 1909-
Raymond Henry Lacey, A. M. Instr. in Latin 1909-
Gustave Reybaz
Instr. in Modern Languages 1909-10
William Huntington Kirkpatrick, A. B.
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Rev. Robert Robinson, A. M .; B. D.
Instr. in Hebrew . 1909-
James Theron Rood, Ph. D.
Prof. Electrical Engineering 1909-
Elbert Ross, B. S. Instr. in Chemistry. 1909-10
Herman A. Schumacher, Ph. D.
Exchange Teacher of Special Conversational German 1909
Arthur Trumbull Seymour, A. M.
Asst. in Physics 1909-10
William R. Wheeler Instr. in Math 1909
Paul Sargent Worth, A. B. Tutor in Mathematics and Latin
1909-10
Louis Anderson, Jr., B. S. ·
Asst. in Cement Laboratory . 1910-II
Instr. in Cement Engineering 1911-12 John Cawley, B. S.
Instr. in Mathematics 1910-
Ralph Laurence Ely, A. B. Instr. in Mathematics
Elijah Potter Faulconer Jr., A. B.
Instr. in Physics 1910-12
Otho McCarroll Graves, B. S. Asst. Prof. Graphics 1910-
David Arthur Hatch, E. M.
Instr. in Mathematics and Graphics 1910-II
Instr. in Mathematics 19II-
J. Paul Kaufman, A. M. Instr. in English 1910-II
John Hawley Larned, A. B.
Instr. in Modern Languages
1910-
Max F. Lehman, A. B.
Instr. in Mathematics 1910-II
Albert Sidney Merrill, B. S.
Instr. in Civil Engineering 1910-12
Howard Kent Preston, C. E.
Instr. in Mathematics and Graphics 1910-II
Instr. in Mathematics 1911-12
John Alexander Ross Jr., B. S.
Prof. Mechanical Engineering 1910-II
Elmer Clayton Taylor, B. S.
Instr. in Chemistry. 1910-
John Edson Boynton, B. S.
Prof. Mechanical Engineering 19II-12
1910-II
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Maurice Brown, A. B.
Instr. in English 1911-12
Arthur Edwin Bye, B. S.
Instr. in English 1911-
Reginald Bancroft Cooke, A. M. Instr. in English I9II-
Milton Berry Doub, B. S. Instr. in Graphics I9II-
Merrill Christy Hill, A. B.
Instr. in Modern Languages 1911-12
Harold Bosworth Jelleson, A. M. Inst. in Modern Languages
19II-12
John Sheridan Linn, A. B.
Instr. in English and History 1911-12
Clinton Nichols Mackinnon, A. M. Instr. in English 19II-12
William Walter Perry, E. E.
Instr. in Electrical Engineering 1911-12
Edwin Moore Rankin, A. M. ; Ph. D. Prof. in Greek 19II-
Samuel Windsor Rounds
Instr. in Shop Work 19II-
Harold Dumont Beatty, Ph. B. Instr. in English 1912-
Jacob Edward Boethius, A. M.
Instr. in Modern Languages 1912-
Hubert E. Brey, A. B. Instr. in Mathematics 1912-
James Henry English, A. B.
Instr. in Latin and Modern Languages 1912-
Edwin O. Fitch, M. S.
Prof. Mechanical Engineering
1912-
Augustus Henry Fretz, Ph. B .; C. E.
Asst. in Geology 1912-
Kenneth Cushing Grinslade, B. S. (in Chem.) Instr. in Chemistry 1912-
Samuel K. Haslam
Insti. in Mechanical Engineering 1912-
Atcheson Laughlin Hench, A. B. Instr. in English . 1912-
W. S. Higgins, M. E. E.
Max F. Lehman, A. B.
Instr. in Electrical Engineering 1912- Instr. in Mathematics 1912-
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Harold John Lockwood, E. E.
Instr. in Physics . 1912-
William Shannon Lohr, B. S. (in C. E.)
Instr. in Civil Engineering 1912-
Howard Wilson Moody, A. B. ; Ph. D. Instr. in Physics 1912-
Arthur Dodd Snyder, A. B. Instr. in Mathematics 1912-
Harry Thomas Spengler, C. E.
Instr. in Railroad Engineering.
. 1912-
Cecil Hayward Williams, A. M. Instr. in German . 1912-
Clifford Elliott Willlams, B. S. (in C. E.)
Instr. in Cement Engineering . 1912-
Students
1836 GRADUATES
*Kidd, George Washington, A. B .; A. M.
b. Port Deposit, Md., Dec. 2, 1817; ent'd. soph .; F .; with Glascoe & Bros., sugar dealers, St. Louis, Mo., '56; with A. D. Griffin, grocer, New Orleans, La., '61-'68; Houston, Tex., '68 -; secy. Board of Trade and Cotton Exchange, Houston, Tex .; promoter of "Deep water to Houston" project ; d. May 15, '02.
*Moore, David, A. B .; A. M.
b. Oxford, Pa., May 23, 1814; W .; Lat. Salut .; prof. Lat. and Grk. and prin. prep. dept. Laf., '36-'39; deputy supt. pub. schs. Pa., '39-'46; chief clerk Sec. of State Pa., '39-'46; adm. bar Harrisburg, Pa., Aug. 22, '44; founder and prin. High Sch. Salem, Miss., '46-'54; tea. College Hill Acad. near Mobile, Ala., '54-'56; tea. High Sch. Clearspring, Ind., 12 yrs .; tea. Acad. Hopewell, Ind., 5 yrs .; tea. High Sch. Nineveh, Ind., 4 yrs .; retired to a farm '78; d. Hanover, Ind., Dec. 23, '07.
*Ramsey, Rev. James Beverlin, A. B .; D. D.
b. Cecil Co., Md., May 20, 1814; W .; Valedic .; P. T. S., '36-'39; res. lict., '39-'40; ord. 2nd Pby. New York, Feb. 2, '41; p. West Farms, N. Y., '41-'46; wc. N. Y., '46-'47; missy. Choctaw Indians, '47-'49; prin. Spencer Acad .; wc. N. Y. City, '50-'51 ; ss. Croton. Falls, N. Y., '51-'52 ; ss. and p. New Monmouth, Va., '53-'58; p. Lynchburg, Va., '58-'70 ; prin. Lynchburg Fem. Sem., '69-'71 ; author "Questions on Bible Doc- trine;" "The Spiritual Kingdom;" d. Lynchburg, Va., July 23, '71.
*Smithers, Nathaniel Barratt, A. B .; LL. D. (Laf. '78).
b. Dover, Del., Oct. 8, 1818; ent'd. soph .; F .; Eng. Salut .; adm. bar, Carlisle, Pa., '40; lawyer, Dover, Del., '41- ; Clk. Del. House of Reps., '45-'47; Secy. of State, Del., '63; memb. Congress, '63-'65; memb. Natl. Repub. Conv., '60-'68; bank pres .; author "Translations of Latin Hymns ;" d. Dover, Del., Jan. 16, '96.
NON-GRADUATES
Adams, John.
b. 1814; in col. 2 yrs .; F .; merch .; res. some years, Springfield, Ill.
*Barber, James.
b. 1817; in col. 2 yrs .; W .; d. Pittston, Pa., about '40.
*Barr, Rev. Andrew.
b. Turbotville, Pa., Sept. 28, 1808; F .; stud. Union Col .; Psi Upsilon, Union Col .; Presb. minister ; d. Mobile, Ala., July, '40.
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*Burrows, Rev. John L., A. M. (Madison Univ.); D. D. (Madison Univ.). b. Albany, N. Y., Feb. 14, 1814; F .; Union Col., '34-'36; Bapt. minister ; author "What Do Baptists Believe?"; d. Augusta, Ga., Jan. 2, '93.
*Butt, Zephaniah, M. D. (Jeff. Med. Col. '41).
b. Millville, Pa., 1810; W .; phys. in Fla .; later phys. in York Co., Pa. *Campbell, James.
b. Kishacoquillas Valley, Pa., 1813; F .; grad. Jeff. Col., '37; adm. bar, Mifflin Co., Pa., Jan., '40; Judge 18th district Pa., '61-'71; d. Clarion, Pa., Aug. 3, '92.
*Carey, Daniel J.
b. Easton, Pa., -- 5, 1819; F .; merch. and tea .; in Civil War, '61-'64; d. Alexandria, Va., July 19, '64.
#Carrell, Rev. Benjamin, A. M. (Union Col. '36).
b. Point Pleasant, Pa., Jan. 16, 1810; F .; grad. Union Col., N. Y., '34; P. T. S., '34-'37; lic. 2nd Pby. Phila., Apr. 20, '37; ord. Pby. Hunting- don, Oct. 26, '38; p. Waynesburg, Newton and Hamilton, Pa., '38-'44; p. Amwell, N. J., '44-'59; ill health; res. Lambertville, N. J., '59-'64; ss. Rosemont and Stockton, N. J., '64-'70; ss. Plumsteadville, Pa., '70-'72; p. Kingwood, N. J., '73-'77; res. Lambertville, N. J., '77-'81 ; d. Lambertville, N. J., Apr. 26, '81.
*Carrell, Rev. John James, A. M. (Laf. '42).
b. Tinicum, Pa., Mar. 20, 1812; in col. '32-'35; F .; founder of Franklin Literary Soc .; P. T. S., '36-'38; ord. Pby. Newton, Nov. 19, '39; p. Oxford and Harmony, N. J., '39-'48; ss. Riegelsville, Pa., '48-'53 ; p. Groveland, N. Y., '54-'62; chaplain 9th N. J. Regt., '62-'63; res. Easton, Pa., '66-'77; d. Easton, Pa., June 21, '77.
Delatour, John Jerome.
b. 1818; F .; of French origin; went to Union Col.
*Fries, Rev. Henry Conrad.
b. Frankford, Pa., Sept. 29, 1813; F .; P. T. S., '33-'36; ord. Evang. Pby. Lewes, Apr. 13, '37; ss. Greensborough, Del., Denton, Md., and Mispillion, Del., '37-'40 ; ss. Laurel, Indian River and Blackwater, Del., '43-'46; p. Laurel and Blackwater, Del., '49; tea. Middletown, Del .; ss. Millville, N. J., '53-'56; ss. Seaford, Del., '58; ss. Laurel and Barren Creek, Del., '59-'68; res. Laurel, Del .; d. Laurel, Del., July 14, '87.
* Hall, Isaac.
b. Maryland, 1810; F .; P. T. S., '36-'39; lic. Pby. Newton, Apr. 24, '39; not ord .; ss. Bel Air, Md., '42-'43; ss. Franklinville, Md., '44-'50; ss. Church Hill, Md., '50-'51 ; ss. Union City, O., '54-'55; ss. Hill Grove, O., '50-'60 ; Piqua, O., '63; d. Piqua, O., about '85.
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*Hamill, Rev. Samuel Mcclintock, D. D. (Rutgers '62; also Hanover).
b. Norristown, Pa., July 6, 1812; W .; founder of Washington Lit- erary Soc., '30; grad. Jeff. Col., '34; ord. Pby. New Brunswick, Oct. 4, '53; for nearly 50 yrs. prin. of Lawrenceville Classical Sch .; pres. N. J. Hist. Soc .; trustee P. T. S., '61-'89; d. Trenton, N. J., Sept. 20, '89.
*Harvey, Chas. W., A. M. (Union Col.); M. D. (Buffalo Med. Col.).
b. Albany, N. Y., March 17, 1810; in Col. I yr .; W .; stud. Union Col. 2 yrs .; one of the founders of the Psi Upsilon frat .; grad. Baltimore Dental Col .; pres. and memb. several medical societies; patron of art; d. Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 15, '86.
*Hess, Owen W.
b. July 22, 1819; in Col. 3 yrs .; F .; adm. bar, Easton, Pa., Nov. 16, '41 ; d. Easton, Pa., July 14, '47.
*Hoff, Aaron O.
b. Oxford Twp., N. J., Sept. 10, 1808; in Col. '31-'33; W .; before the college had a bell he blew the horn for rising, recitation hour, etc .; at celebration of Lafayette's Semi-Centennial, June 27, '82, with the same instrument he played "Auld Lang Syne"; first colored man edu- cated at Lafayette; d. Easton, Jan. 29, '02.
*Horton, Ambrose.
F .; d. at Col. Oct. 27, '32, aged 25; monument erected to his memory by Franklin Literary Soc. in Easton.
*Howard, Rev. William D., D. D.
b. Phila., Pa., July 28, 1814; in Col. '32-'33; F .; ord. Phila., March, '38; p. Frankford, Pa., '38-'48; p. Pittsburgh, Pa., '48-'76; d. Pittsburgh, Pa., Sept. 22, '76.
*Janvier, Rev. Levi, D. D. (Laf. '61).
b. Pittsgrove, N. J., Apr. 25, 1816; in Col. 2 yrs .; W .; grad. Prin Col. 35; Lat. Salut .; P. T. S., '37-'38; ord. N. J., Dec. 31, '40; missy. Lodiana, India, '41-'64; author "Dictionary of the Punjabi Language;" "Grammar of the Punjabi Language;" slain by a fanatical Akali Sikh, India, Mar. 24, '64.
*Janvier, Philip Henry.
b. Pittsgrove, N. J., 1812; W .; d. Pittsgrove, N. J., Mar. 24, '33. *Lewis, James Reed.
b. Monmouth Co., N. J., Feb. 15, 1811; in Col. several yrs .; W .; P. T. S., '38-'39 ; d. Plainsboro, N. J., July 23, '39.
*Mitchell, Thomas R. F. A.
b. 1815; from Alabama; in Col. 2 yrs .; F .; merch. in Phila .; d. pre- vious to '70.
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Morgan, Thomas Henry.
b. 1810; in Col. I yr .; F.
*Nisbet, Robert N.
b. 1810; in Col. 2 yrs .; F .; printer, St. Louis, Mo .; d. St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 6, '78.
"Osborn, Rev. Robert.
b. Cedarville, N. J., Aug. 27, 1813; W .; student under Dr. Junkin at Germantown and Laf., '31-'33; grad. Jeff Col., '34; taught ; P. T. S., '36-'39; ord. Pby. Greenbriar, Apr., '41 ; ss., p. and tea. Point Pleasant, W. Va., '39-'59; ill health, Cedarville, N. J., '59-'78; d. Cedarville, N. J., July 13, '78.
*Phelps, Rev. Joshua, D. D. (Centre Col., Ky., '56).
b. Westford, N. Y., Nov. 16, 1812; F .; grad. Union Col., N. Y., '36; Phi Beta Kappa; P. T. S., '37-'40; ord. Pby. Phila., Oct. II, '40; ss. and p. Monticello, Fla., '40-'42; ss. Tallahassee, Fla., '42-'45; ss. and p. Quincy, Fla., '45-'51; ss. Burlington, Ia., '52-'53; ss. Dubuque, Ia., '53-'59; p. Westminster Ch., Beloit, Wis., '59-'61 ; p. Sacramento, Cal., '61-'65; missy. San Francisco, Cal., '65-'71; ss. and p. Santa Barbara, Cal., '71-'73; res. Santa Barbara, Cal., '73-'89; d. Santa Barbara, Cal., Jan. 4, '89.
Phelps, Salmon A.
b. 1810; F .; grad. Union Col. '38; Phi Beta Kappa ; lawyer.
*Ramsey, Alexander, A. M. (Laf. '65).
b. near Harrisburg, Pa., Sept. 8, 1815; in Col. '34-'35; F .; Phi Delta Theta; presidential elector, '40; clerk Pa. House of Rep., '41; adm. bar, Aug. 19, '44; memb. of Congress, '43-'47; Ist territorial Gov. Minn., '49-'53; Mayor St. Paul, Minn., '55; 2nd Gov. Minn., '58-'62; made first offer of troops to Pres. Lincoln for Civil War, '61; U. S. Senate, '63-'75; Secy. of War, '80-'83; d. St. Paul, Minn., Apr. 23, '03.
*Ramsey, Charles.
b. East Waterford, Pa., Feb. 11, 1819; W .; grad. Jeff. Col., '35; taught and studied law, Mississippi; lawyer; d. New Orleans, La., Sept., '41.
*Randolph, Bennington Fitz.
b. 1816; W .; adm. bar, N. J., Feb., '39; hon. A. M. Prin. Col., '52; d. Mar. 7, '90.
*Sherrerd, John Brown, A. M .; M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '45).
b. Warren Co., N. J., Nov. 19, 1820; in Col. I yr .; W .; grad. Prin. Col. '39; d. Scranton, Pa., May 3, '52.
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*Sherrerd, Samuel.
b. Phila., Pa., Apr. 25, 1819; W .; grad. Prin. Col. '38; civ. eng .; adm. bar, Easton, Pa., '52; at Scranton, Pa., constructed the first coal breaker and shipped the first coal; Judge Common Pleas, Warren Co., N. J., '74-'77 ; d. Belvidere, N. J., June 21, '84.
*Siegfried, John M.
Agent ; zealous numismatist ; his fine collection of American autographs was given to Muhlenburg Col .; d. Easton, Pa., Apr. I, '71.
*Smith. Rev. Joseph W.
b. 1810; F .; grad. Union Col. '34; Congl. minister ; preached in Michi- gan ; d. Bangor, Me., '88.
*Stevens, Oliver W.
b. 1812; in Col. I yr .; W .; in public life in Georgia.
*Struthers, James Robb, A. M. (Laf.).
b. Paisley, Scotland, Aug. 3, 1815; F .; left Col. within a month of graduation ; stud. law under Hon. James Madison Porter, Easton, Pa .; tea. Mauch Chunk, Pa., a short time; lawyer at Stroudsburg, Pa., a short time; dist. atty. Carbon Co., Pa., '43-'46; state agt. Columbia R. R .; memb. Pa. Legis., '44, '52 and '53; Co. Treas. Carbon Co., Pa., '49-'51 ; retired from active legal practice and settled in Wilkes-Barre, Pa .; d. Wilkes-Barre, May 8, '85.
*Taylor, William A.
b. 1810; in Col. '32-'34; F .; grad. Union Col. '38; Phi Beta Kappa; memb. N. Y. Legis. '53; min. and prof .; d. Middletown, N. Y., '83.
*Ten Brook, John, M. D. (Jeff. Med. Col '38).
b. Turbotville, Pa., Dec. 21, 1808; in Col. '32-'36; F .; first pres. Laf. Temperance Soc .; memb. Illinois Legis., '62; vol. surg. Battle of Shiloh ; res. Paris, Ill .; d. Paris, Ill., '85.
*Timlow, Rev. Philip J., M. D.
b. Amity, N. Y., 1808; F .; grad. in med .; then entered Laf .; grad. Union Col. '37; Psi Upsilon, Union Col .; ord. Presby. minister, Belle- vue, Lancaster Co., Pa., May, '39; d. Gap, Pa., Mar. 31, '95.
*Townsend, Absalom.
b. Mifflin Co., Pa., Mar. 27, 1814; F .; stud. Union Col .; Psi Upsilon, Union Col .; law student; d. New Berlin, Pa., Jan. 26, '40.
*Tyler, Rev. Benjamin.
b. Greenwich, N. J., Nov. 9, 1804; left at end Soph. yr .; W .; founded Washington Literary Society, July 4, '30; P. T. S., '33-'36; agent for Laf. Col. '36-'37; ord. Pby. Phila., Oct. 18, '37; p. Deerfield, N. J., '37-'42; d. Greenwich, N. J., June 26, '42.
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*Worrell, Rev. Charles Flavel, A. M. (Laf. '58); D. D. (Laf. '62).
b. Uwchlan, Chester Co., Pa., June 30, 1805; W .; assisted in laying first stone in South College; P. T. S., '36-'39; res. lict. '39-'40; ss. Knowlton and Blairsville, N. J., '39-'40; ord. Evang. Pby. Newton, Dec. 16, '41 ; ss. and p. Perrineville, N. J.,.'41-'68; ss. Plumstead, N. J., '68-'69; ss. and p. Manasquan, N. J., '69-'81 ; d. Perrineville, N. J., Jan. 27, '81.
*Worrell, Rev. Joseph.
b. Chester Co., Pa., 1801; W .; lic. '35; preached near Easton, Pa., '35-'51; at Chili, Il1., '51-'68; d. Chili, Ill., Dec. 28, '68.
NON-GRADUATES-PREPARATORY
* Abel, George.
b. Easton, Pa., Oct. 22, 1817; F .; saddler; retired; d. '93. 3
*Abel, Jacob.
b. Easton, Pa., Apr. 6, 1816; F .; employed Stewart Wire Co., Easton, Pa .; coal bus. Somerville, N. J .; d. Presb. Home, Bala, Pa., Mar. 17, '09.
Abel, John.
b. 1818; F .; iron mfr.
*Abel, John.
b. Easton, Pa., Mar. 27, 1814; confectioner, Easton; d. Easton, May 17, '91.
Bourne, Robert.
F.
Brown, H. L. F
*Burton, Aaron T.
b. 1817; F .; R. R. conductor; d. previous to '70.
*Cash, John C.
b. Phila., Pa., Mar. 15, 1817; in Col. '32-'36; F .; conveyancer ; entered U. S. Marine Corps, '45; Major and paymaster, '62-'77 ; d. Washington, D. C., Mar. 8, '77.
Chadwick, William P.
F.
*Chapman, Rev. Nathan F.
b. 1812; F .; p. Reformed Dutch Church, Saugerties, N. Y .; d. Sauger- ties, N. Y., Feb. 27, '93.
Diller, Amos.
b. 1816; in Col. I term; W.
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1836
Dunham, Rev. Adam C.
b. 1816; in Col. 2 yrs .; W .; F .; Bapt. min.
French, James.
b. Ireland, about 1809; in Col. '33-'34; W.
Garrell, W. G. W .; farmer.
Griffiths, Evan F. W.
1805968
*Gwinner, Frederick.
b. Saucon, Pa., Oct. 2, 1817; in Col. '32-'33; F .; adm. bar, Doylestown, Pa., '39; lawyer, Liberty, Mo., '40-'70; d. Liberty, Mo., June 28, '70.
Hale, John.
F.
*Holt, Lester.
b. 1809; in Col. I term; F .; d. early.
Horn, Solon, A. M. (Laf. '72).
b. Easton, Pa., 1814; F .; conducted Horn's U. S. Railroad Gazette, '49-'55.
*Layton, Sidney M.
b. 1812; W .; business; Capt. IIth N. J. Regt .; fatally wounded, Peters- burg, Va .; d. June 16, '64.
Lee, Alexander.
F.
*Long, James W.
b. Durham, Pa., Feb. 4, 1815; in Col. '32-'34; F .; merch. in Phila. '34-'40 ; in South Easton, Pa., '40-'43; Durham, Pa., '43-'50; memb. Pa. Legis. '47-'49; merch. Phillipsburg, N. J., '50 -; trustee Laf. '79-'03; pres. Easton Nat'l. Bank, '89-'03; d. Easton, Pa., Apr. 20, '03.
Marstin, Casper F.
b. 1812; F.
Moxley, Thomas S.
b. 1810; in Col. I term; F.
Newnan, Joseph.
b. 1817; in Col. 3 terms; W.
*Newnan, Rush. b. 1812; in Col. I term; W.
#Nivin, Edwin M.
In Col. I yr .; F .; business.
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1836-37
*Nott, Abner Hayden.
b. 1813; in Col. I yr .; W .; church organist; went South; d. 1850.
Petway, Robert, M. D.
b. 1813; in Col. 3 terms; W.
Pomeroy, Ralph. F.
*Rhodes, Rev. Jacob.
b. 1802; W .; Prot. Episc. min .; d. about '60.
*Semple, John.
b. Greenwich Twp., Warren Co., N. J., Jan. 27, 1822; in Col. '32-'35 ; W .; iron bus .; d. Easton, Pa., Nov. 17, '99.
*Shouse, Henry W.
b. 1818; lumber mfr., Hawley, Pa .; bank cashier, Easton, Pa., '71 ; murdered at Honesdale, Pa., July 16, '80.
*Slough, Evan, A. M. (Laf. '66); M. D. (Jeff. Med. Col. '35).
b. May, 1813; phys. South Easton, Pa .; d. South Easton, Pa., Nov. 21, '02.
Sturgeon, Samuel.
b. 1821; in Col. I yr.
Tilson, Rosnal J. W.
b. 1810; F.
1837 GRADUATES
*Dickey, Rev. Samuel, A. B .; A. M.
b. Oxford, Pa., Apr. 18, 1818; F .; P. T. S. '38-'41 ; res. grad. Prince- ton, '41-'42; ord. Pby. Donegal, Oct. 9, '44; p. Union, Pa., '44-'53; co-prin. Fem. Sem. Oxford, Pa., '43-'53; ill health, Oxford, Pa., '53-'84; pres. Nat'l. Bank, Oxford, Pa., 24 yrs .; trustee Lincoln Univ .; d. Phila., Pa., Jan. 14, '84.
*Tully, Rev. Andrew, A. B .; A. M.
b. Redden, Scotland, May 30, 1812; W .; Valedic .; P. T. S. '37-'40; ord. Pby. Newton, Nov. 24, '40; p. Lower Mt. Bethel, Pa., '40-'53; p. Upper Mt. Bethel, Pa., '40-'42; p. Harmony, N. J., '53-'61 ; ss. Morrisville, N. J., '61-'66; p. Wantage 2d ch., Beemerville, N. J., '66-'73; p. Upper Mt. Bethel, Pa., '73-'80; d. Portland, Pa., Apr. 5, '80.
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*Wood, Rev. James Washington, A. B .; A. M .; D. D.
b. Florida, N. Y., Oct. 25, 1813; F .; Lat. Salut .; U. T. S. '37-'39; ord. Dec. II, '39; p. Deckertown, N. J., '39-'45; p. Chester, N. Y., '45-'62; wc. Easton, Pa., '62-'65; p. Allentown, Pa., '65-'84; "preached the Gospel between the limits of Bismark, Dakota, and Aboo Seir Nubia ;" oration before the Literary Societies, '65; alumni oration, '43 and '59 ; auth. "Chronological Chart;" "Semi-Centennial History of First Presb. Ch., Allentown, Pa .; " d. Allentown, Pa., May 5, '84.
NON-GRADUATES
*Bonham, J. Ellis. F .; lawyer; d. Carlisle, Pa., '55.
*Colt, Rev. Samuel Fisher, A. M .; M. D.
b. Paterson, N. J., Apr. 19, 1817; in Col. '33-'36; W .; tea. Passaic and Mendham, N. J .; P. T. S. '38-'41; ord. Pby. West Jersey, June 17, '41 ; ss. Mays Landing, N. J., '41-'44; p. Wyalusing, Pa., '44-'52 ; prin. Towanda, Pa., '52-'57; founded Susq. Col. Inst., Towanda, Pa., '54; ss. Wysox, Pa., '53-'58; p. 2d. Ch., Pottsville, Pa., '58-'64; Chap- lain, 96th Pa. Reg't. '61-'62; ss. Troy, Pa., '65-'66; prin. Towanda, Pa., '66-'70; ss. Wysox, Pa., '71-'73; ss. Laporte, Pa., '73-'86; memb. Forestry Commission '87; d. Wysox, Pa., Dec. 17, '93.
*Erskine, David T.
b. 1813; in Col. 3 terms; F .; taught in Col. '35-'36; was drowned.
Forsman, J. M. F.
*Francis, William M., A. M. (Laf. '65).
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