Biographical catalogue of Lafayette college, 1832-1912, Part 3

Author: Stonecipher, John Franklin, 1852- comp
Publication date: 1913
Publisher: Easton, Pa. : Chemical Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 830


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b. 1812; F .; Speaker of Pa. Senate, '60; d. New Athens, O., Dec. 13, '94.


*Harris, James Morrison, A. M.


b. Baltimore, Md., '21; in Col. '33-'35; F .; adm. bar, '43; memb. Congress '55-'61 ; Commencement orator '67; trustee Laf. '65-'72; Republican nominee for Gov. of Maryland, '76; d. Baltimore, Md., July, '98.


*Hooper, James.


b. Middlesex Co., N. J., Mar. 31, 1816; W .; eyes failed; farmer ;


d. Middlesex Co., N. J., Nov. 23, '86.


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1837


"McIlvaine, Rev. Joshua Hall, D. D. (Univ. Rochester '54).


b. Lewes, Del., Mar. 4, 1815; W .; grad. Prin Col. '37; P. T. S. '38-'41 ; ss. Freehold, N. J .; ss. Paterson, N. J .; ord. Pby. Albany, June 28, '42; p. Little Falls, N. Y., '41-'42; p. Westminster Ch., Utica, N. Y., '43-'48 ; p. Rochester, N. Y., '48-'60; prof. Belles Lettres, Princeton Col. '60-'70; p. Newark, N. J., '70-'87; pres. Evelyn Col., Princeton, N. J., '87-'97 ; auth. "Works on Rhetoric and Political Science," and of "Elocution;" d. Princeton, N. J., Jan. 29, '97.


Pearson, Rev. George, A. M.


b. Upper Mt. Bethel, Pa., Aug. 13, 1809; W .; Ger. Refd. min .; Mary- land Legis. '61-'62 ; taught 45 yrs.


"Reed, William H.


b. Woodstown, N. J., Sept. 19, '20; W .; grad. Jeff. Col. '40; taught, N. C., '41-'43; adm. bar, N. J., '46; supt. pub. sch. Salem Co., N. J., '47-'58; farmer and teacher; d. Salem, N. J., '95.


*Richey, Robert T., M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '41).


b. 1817; W .; grad. Prin. Col. '38; d. Asbury, N. J., Sept., '41.


"Russel, James H.


b. July 16, 1816; W .; studied for ministry; went to sea I yr .; farmer near Lewes, Del., 30 yrs .; agt. Del., Md. & Va. R. R. 20 yrs .; sheriff Sussex Co., Del .; d. Lewes, Del., July 18, '99.


Tyler, John Alexander.


b. 1814; F .; taught in La .; adm. bar, Miss., Jan., '38; went to Cal '49; Judge.


NON-GRADUATES PREPARATORY


*Allison, Joseph J.


b. 1815; F .; d. early.


*Barr, Thomas, A. M. (Laf. '66).


b. Turbotville, Pa .; taught Weaversville, Pa., 35 yrs .; memb. Pa. Legis. '53-'54; d. Turbotville, Pa., July 5, '74.


Brown, Edwin.


b. Orange, N. J., Oct. 12, 1819; F .; merch.


*Brown, Joseph P.


F .; merch .; d. '93.


Brown, Thomas.


*Burt, William.


b. Easton, Pa., Sept. 1, 1819; upholsterer ; foreman L. V. R. R. shops, Easton, 35 yrs .; d. Easton, Pa., June 22, '07.


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1837


*Carey, Rev. John Jacob.


b. Easton, Pa., Apr. I, 1819; W .; adm. to M. E. min. '45; Assessor Int. Rev. '65-'68; mfr .; auth. "Divine Standard of Christian Benefi- cence ;" "Moses vs. Darwin;" "Probationers in the M. E. Church;" "Future Probation;" "Invisible Forces;" "Status of Children in the Church;" d. '92.


*Carey, William.


b. Easton, Pa., 1815; F .; d. Wilkes-Barre, Pa., '75.


*Clawson, Isaiah D., A. M. (Prin. Col. '40); M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '43).


b. Woodstown, N. J., Mar. 30, '22; F .; memb. Legis. N. J., '54; memb. Congress '55-'59; d. Woodstown, N. J., Oct. 8, '79.


*Coryell, Ingham.


b. New Hope, Pa., Apr. 5, '21; F .; merch. and mfr .; Custom House Officer ; Cal. '49 er; Chief Quartermaster of the Dept. of the South, and as such was complimented by Lincoln for provisioning difficult naval ports ; d. Flemington, N. J., July 8, '84.


*Davis, Edward.


Waterman; d. Easton, Pa., July, '86.


"Dusenbery, Benjamin M.


b. Mar. 1, 1820; W .; type founder; d. about '98.


Hall, William S.


b. 1821; in Col. one term; W.


*Heller, Jacob B.


b. Easton, Pa., Jan. 22, 1819; W .; merch .; d. Easton, Pa., Feb. 29, '90.


*Hower, John S. F .; d. Bath, Pa., '55.


*Hunt, John F.


b. 1818; W .; merch. and farmer; sheriff Salem Co., N. J., '64; d. Woodstown, N. J., Oct. 9, '79.


*McCay, Isaiah R., M. D. (Jeff. Med. Col. '36).


b. Northumberland, Pa., Mar. 3, 1812; F .; Surg. U. S. Exploring Exp. for Pacific R. R .; d. Tucson, Ariz., '58.


Moser, Osiah H.


*Oakford, Richard Adolphus.


b. Phila., Pa., Dec. 6, 1820; F .; civ. eng .; farmer; justice of peace ; Col. 15th and 132d Pa. Regt .; killed at Antietam, '62.


Price, Albert. W.


Russell, R. F.


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1837-38


Sanders, J. T.


b. 1813; in Col. one yr .; taught penmanship; F .; went west.


Sill, J. R. F.


*Snyder, Charles. W .; d. Cal. about '51.


1838 GRADUATES


*Coulter, Rev. David, D. D. (Westminster Col., Mo., '74).


b. Georgetown, Del., Nov. 8, 1808; W .; Valedic .; P. T. S. '38-'41 ; lic. Pby. Newton, Apr. 28, '41 ; ss. Auxvasse, Mo., '41-'43; ord. Pby. Missouri, July 5, '43 ; p. Rochefort and Fayette, Mo., '43-'48; ss. Round Prairie and Millersburg, Mo., '48-'53; p. Round Prairie, Mo., '53-'56; p. Hopewell, Mo., '56-'67; ss. Columbia, Mo., '67-'68; ss. Liberty and Bethel, Mo., '68-'74; d. Liberty, Mo., Aug. 20, '78.


*Stem, Benjamin F., A. M .; Ph. D. (Laf. '74).


b. 1815; W .; Lat. Salut .; adm. bar, Easton, never practised; tea. and editor; d. Easton, Pa., Dec. 6, '80.


NON-GRADUATES


*Baird, William McFann.


b. Reading, Pa., Aug. 4, 1817; F .; grad. Dickinson Col. '37; Mayor Reading, Pa., '55-'56; Collec. Int. Rev., '69-'72; d. Reading, Pa., Oct. 19, '72.


*Barcroft, John Woolverton, M. D. (Jeff. Med. Col. '44).


b. Sergeantsville, N. J., Mar. 4, 1817; F .; Judge in Va .; farmer; d. Arlington, Va., Feb. 9, '95.


*Brownlee, Rev. James.


b. County Down, Ireland, March 12, 1812; in Col. '34-'36; W .; Han- over Col., Ind .; ord. '37; preached in Ind., Kan., and Ill .; organized first Presb. Ch. in Kansas at Auburn, '57; d. Carbondale, Ill., Jan. 8, '87.


*Burt, James C., A. M .; M. D. W .; d. 1890 (?).


Chambers, Horatio. W .; F.


*Collins, Rev. Barnabas V., A. M.


b. Ringwood, N. J., 1814; W .; p. Ref'd. Dutch Ch., Ponds, N. J .; author of "Tracts on Temperance;" d. Ponds, N. J., July 23, '77.


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1838


Cox, William S., A. M. (Laf. '62).


b. Easton, Pa., Feb. 8, 1820; left Col. Sen. yr .; F .; adm. bar, Phila., Pa .; Junior orator, June, '44.


*Foreman, W. R.


F .; bus .; d. early.


*Garrett, John Work, A. M. (Laf. '65).


b. Baltimore, Md., July 31, 1820; F .; merch .; pres. B. & O. R. R., '58-'84; gave papyrus scroll to Lafayette; d. Deer Park, W. Va., Sept. 26, '84.


*Gaston, Rev. Daniel, A. M. (Laf. '45).


b. Turbot, Pa., July, 1801; W .; bus. agt. Manual Labor Dept. of Laf .; P. T. S. '35-'38; ord. Pby. Newton, Feb. 13, '39; p. Beaver Meadow, Pa., '39-'44; p. Conyngham, Pa., '42-'44; p. Cohocksink Ch., Phila., '45-'65; d. Phila., Pa., Apr. 28, '65.


*Gray, Lewers Dixon, A. M. (Laf. '48); M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '44).


b. Easton, Pa., Dec. 15, 1823; W .; iron bus .; d. East Orange, N. J., Jan. 9, '94.


*Hasbrouck, Robert M., A. M. (Laf. '66).


b. Albany, N. Y., Oct. 3, 1822; F .; civ. eng .; memb. Legis. N. Y., '65; City eng., Troy, N. Y., '76-'84; Deputy State Eng. N. Y., '85; d. Rey- nolds, N. Y., Jan. 17, '86.


*Henderson, Joseph.


W .; studied med. Univ. of Pa .; d. Mansfield, O., about '53.


*Howell, Rev. Horatio Stockton, A. M.


b. Ewing, N. J., Aug. 14, 1820; F .; U. T. S. '42-'45; ord. Pby. Phila. 3rd., Jan. 15, '46; p. East Whiteland, Pa., '46-'49; p Elkton, Md., '49-'53; ss. Delaware Water Gap, '53-'61; chaplain 90th Pa. Regt., '61-'63; d. Gettysburg, Pa., July I, '63 (shot in doorway of a hospital).


*Logan, William C., A. M. (Laf. '65).


b. 1814; W .; adm. bar, Easton, Pa., '39; oil mfr. '66-'70; farmer, Md .. '70-'80; d. Phila., Pa., May 24, '82.


*Mallery, Charles B.


F .; Jun. orator, '37; civ. eng .; served in Mexican War; d. Georgia, about '52.


*Mallery, Edward G.


F .; Jun. Orator, '37; lawyer ; served in Mexican War; d. Mexico.


*Monaghan, James, A. M.


b. Chester Co., Pa., Jan., 1812; F .; ed. St. Louis Times; d. West Chester, Pa., '90.


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1838


*Monaghan, Jonathan J.


b. Chester Co., Pa., Aug. 7, 1813; F .; farmer; resided in Missouri '53-'78; d. West Chester, Pa., Jan. 16, '93.


*Porter, Gen. Andrew, A. M. (Laf. '65).


b. Lancaster, Pa., 1820; F .; studied at West Point; served with dis- tinction in Mexican War; Col. and Brig. Gen .; d. Paris, France, Jan. 5, '72.


#Porter, George P.


b. Lancaster, Pa .; in Col. '34-'36; F .; d. Lancaster, Pa., Feb. II, '62. Rich, Sylvester N., A. M. (Laf. '66).


F .; lawyer; District Atty. '59.


*Riddle, Rev. William.


b. Glasgow, Nov. 10, 1801; grad. Prin. Col. '37; P. T. S. '37-'40; ord. Pby. Raritan, Oct. 5, '41 ; ss. Hopewell, Miss., '44-'45; missy. Jaynes- ville, Miss., '45-'49; missy. and tea. Port Gibson, Miss., '49-'58; missy. Sidon, Miss., '59-'62; res. Kirn Greenock, Scotland, '62-'76; d. Kirn Greenock, Scotland, Dec. 7, '76.


Ross, Robert C., A. M. (Laf. '49).


b. Washingtonville, Pa .; F .; supt. schs. Mifflin Co., Pa., '54-'57.


"Ryerson, Thomas, A. M .; M. D. (Col. Phys. and Surg., N. Y., '44). b. Myrtle Grove, N. J., Feb. 18, 1821 ; W .; grad. Prin. Col. '40; memb. various med. societies; Fellow Am. Acad. of Med .; d. May 27, '87.


"Terhune, John, A. M.


F .; grad. Prin. Col. '37; d. early.


NON-GRADUATES-PREPARATORY


*Barnes, Rev. John.


F .; M. E. min .; d. early.


*Barnet, Edward A.


F .; Lieut. Commander U. S. Navy ; d. Phila., '64.


Bellis, W.


"Biles, Lewis Coryell.


Lawyer; d. Indianapolis, Ind., aged 30 yrs.


*Bixler, Lewis.


b. Balt., Md., 1818; wholesale tobacco bus .; d. Mar. I, 'OI.


*Bloom, Jacob.


b. Hunterdon Co., N. J., July 20, 1791; oldest student in Laf .; farmed at Little York, N. J .; tea .; d. June 2, 1861.


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1838


Bradfield, Charles. W. Burns, William. F.


*Clark, William D. F .; bank pres .; d. Mar., '87.


*Cliffe, Robert W.


F .; d. Baltimore, Md., '56.


*Cook, James Henry.


b. Easton, Pa., 1817; W .; express bus. Phila .; d. Phila., Mar. 13, '80. *Cowell, John Wilson, A. M.


b. Point Pleasant, Pa., 1817; F .; bus .; resided Doylestown, Pa .; Col. Int. Rev .; d. Montclare, Pa., June 26, '78.


*Daniel, Charles B.


F .; merch .; slate dealer; d. Nov. 24, '77.


Davidson, W. A. F. Demarest, E. O. W.


*Deringer, Bronaugh McClain.


b. Phila., Pa., 1819; in Col. '34-'35; F .; farmer, New Castle, Del., '48-'68 ; d. Aug., '68.


"Deringer, Calhoun Mason.


b. Phila., Pa., Nov. 8, 1824; F .; lawyer; adm. U. S. Supreme Court and Supreme Court Dist. Columbia; Grand Marshall at laying corner- stone of Smithsonian Inst. '47; Lieut. Col. P. V. M.'57; U. S. Int. Rev. Assessor, 2nd Dist. Pa., '66; d. Phila., Jan. 30, '07.


*Dusenberry, Lewis M.


W .; merch .; d. 1870.


Evans, C.


*Evans, John.


b. Nov. 4, 1815; Justice of the Peace and contr. in Easton; d. May 22, '04.


Evans, W. W.


*Fowler, Samuel.


b. Ogdensburg, N. J., Mar. 25, 1818; F .; adm. bar, N. J., Feb., '42 ; res. Port Jervis, N. Y., '47-'55; Dem. candidate for Lieut. Gov. N. Y .; inventor of zinc-white; Col. 15th N. J. Regt. '62-'63; memb. N. J. Assembly; d. Jan. 14, '67.


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1838


Green, Augustus. F. Hanson, L. F. W. Harris, H. B. W.


Harris, Isaac.


W .; eclec. phys.


Harris, Pearson. W .; merch.


*Jones, Josiah Nichol. F .; merch. in Balt., Md .; d. about '85.


Jones, Simon K. F. Jones, W. F.


Little, J. A.


McDougal, Walter K.


F .; merch.


McFarland, G.


* Mayhew, B.


W .; d. in west.


*Righter, John W., M. D. F .; coal bus .; d. Feb., 57.


*Rockhill, George Washington.


b. Phila., Pa., Mar. 12, 1820; farmer ; d. Clinton, N. J., Sept., '68. Serrill, T. S. F.


*Shimer, Sylvanus.


W .; grad. Marshall Co. '49; adm. bar, Easton, Pa., '48; tea .; author "Algebraic Arithmetic"; d. Hellertown, Pa., '95 (?).


*Shoemaker, Samuel Moor, A. M. (Laf. '65).


b. Bayou La Fourche, La., June 28, 1821; F .; merch; founder Amer- ican "Express" system; mgr. Adams Express, Baltimore, Md .; d. Baltimore, Md., June 1 ,'84.


*Slack, Horatio M.


F .; lawyer; d. '55.


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1838-39


Stebbins, T. C.


*Stiger, David Miller.


b. Hunterdon Co., N. J., Jan. 1, 1815; W .; druggist; Clk. of Court, Warren Co., N. J., '41-'46; Sec. State Sunday Sch. Assoc. N. J .; Sec. of Presb. Gen. Assembly Com. on Temperance; author "Temperance Tract"; d. Mar. II, '99.


*Trenchard, James Howell.


b. Fairton, N. J., May 20, 1811; W .; merch. and miller; N. J. Legis. '48; pres. Bridgeton, N. J., Water Co. '75; councilman Bridgeton, '75-'76; city surveyor, Bridgeton, '76; d. Feb. 27, '77.


*Trexler, Lesher, A. M .; M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '40).


b. Nov. 29, 1818; F .; iron bus .; went west '72; d. July 30, '87.


*Westcott, Ebenezer.


b. Newport, N. J., Oct. 23, 1814; W .; mail contractor 25 yrs .; pres. and supt. Bridgeton and Port Norris R. R .; d. '92.


*Wolf, George W.


Grad. Marshall Col. '40; d. early.


*Worrell, Franklin A.


b. 1820; W .; merch .; shot by Mormons near Warsaw, Ill., '44.


1839


GRADUATES


*Baskin, Benjamin F., A. B .; A. M.


b. Selinsgrove,' Pa., July 5, 1819; F .; adm. bar, Mercer, Pa., '43; d. Mercer, Pa., July 9, '62.


*Brakely, Rev. John H., A. B .; A. M .; Ph. D. (Laf, '71).


b. Harmony, N. J., Nov. 3, 1816; W .; Meth. min .; tea .; pres. Fem. Col., Bordentown, N. J .; Alumni orator '46; pres. N. J. Cranberry and Fruit Growers Assoc .; d. June 14, '97.


*Dunlap, James Armstrong, A. B .; A M.


b. Cumberland Co., Pa., 1815; W .; adm. bar, Easton, Pa., Nov. 16, '41 ; Dist. Atty; collector Del. Div. Pa. Canal; ed. Easton Sentinel; d. Easton, Pa., Oct. 10, '51.


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1839


*Kennedy, Rev. James Ferguson, A. B .; D. D. (Laf. '72).


b. Warren Co., N. J., Sept. 27, 1824; W .; stud. med. '39-'42; P. T. S. '43-'46; grad. stud. P. T. S. '46-'47; lic. Pby. Carlisle, July 8, '46; ss. Fayetteville and Waynesboro, Pa .; '47-'48; ord. Pby. Luzerne, Dec. 12, 48; p. Berwick, Pa., '48-'50; ss. Fayetteville, Pa., '50-'54; tea. Female Sem., Chambersburg, Pa., '50-'52; prin. Acad. Chambersburg, Pa., '51-'55; ss. and p. Dickinson, Pa., 54-'59; tea. Acad. Chambersburg, Pa .. '59-'67; ss. Fayetteville, Pa., '64-'74; prof. Anc. Lang. Wilson Col., Chambersburg, Pa., '69-'76; blind '57-'01; author "Commentaries .on Habakkuk and Zephaniah"; d. Chambersburg, Pa., Sept. 6, 'OI.


*Lewis, Rev. James N., A. B .; A. M.


b. Wyalusing, Pa., 1816; W .; p. Va. and Fla .; author tracts; d. Black- water, Fla., Jan. 23, '87.


*McKissick, James Clyde, A. B .; A. M.


b. Lancaster Co., Pa., Dec. 21, 1817; F .; R. R. bus. Columbia, Pa .; d. Columbia, Pa., Jan. 20, '53.


"Porter, William Augustus, A. B .; LL. D. (Jeff. Col. '71).


b. Huntingdon Co., Pa., May 24, 1821; W .; Lat. Salut .; adm. bar, Easton, Pa., Apr. 23, '42; dist. atty. Phila .; Sheriff, '43; City Solicitor ' Phila., '56; Judge Supreme Court Pa., '58; a Judge of Court of Alabama Claims, '74-'76; author "Address to Literary Societies of Lafayette;" "Essay on Law of Sheriff's Office;" "Morality of the Law;" "Life of Chief Justice Gibson;" contributor to law magazines ; d. June 25, '86.


*Smalley, Rev. John, A. B .; A. M.


b. Middlesex Co., N. J., Sept. 18, 1813; F .; tea. Middletown, N. Y., '39-'40; P. T. S. '40-'43; tea. Plainfield, N. J., '40-'41; ord. Pby. Northumberland, Nov. 12, '44; ss. Muncy, Pa., '43-'50; prin. Acad. Muncy, Pa., '47-'55; prin. Witherspoon Inst., Butler, Pa., '55-'58; ss. Glade Run and Buffalo, Pa., '57-'58 ;. ss. Mt. Vernon, Ia., '58-'60; ss. Waverly, Ia., '58-'66; hon. retired, Waverly, '66-'79; d. Waverly, Ia., Aug. 30, '79.


*Stewart, Edward Farmer, A. B .; A. M.


b. Easton, Pa., Oct. 16, 1819; F .; hon. oration; Phi Beta Kappa; adm. bar, Easton, Pa., '42; P. T. S. '43-'44; lic. Pby. Newton, Apr. 23, '45; ill health; lic. ret. Oct. 8, '51; bus. Custom House, N. Y. City; ed. Somerset Unionist; pres. Sch. Board, Easton, Pa .; pres. Ist Nat'l. Bank, Easton, Pa., '85-'97; memb. Amer. Philol. Soc .; d. Easton, Pa., Feb. 24, '02.


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1839


NON-GRADUATES


"Addams, Samuel Lytle.


b. East Pennsborough, Pa., Jan. 19, 1821; in Col. '35-'39; W .; banker ; d. about '83.


*Boyd, John C., M. D. (Jeff. Med. Col. '41).


b. Sussex Co., N. J., Dec. 2, 1819; F .; exam. surg. Board of Enroll- ment, IIth Cong. Dist., N. Y .; d. Monroe, N. Y., '95.


*Cummins, John Lisle.


b. Florida, N. Y., July 17, 1820; F .; grad. Law Sch. New Haven, Conn .; lawyer until '50; P. T. S. '50-'51; lic. Pby. Hudson, '50; never ord .; ss. Keokuk, Ia., '50-'52; d. Keokuk, Ia., Feb. 20, '52.


#Grier, Rev. Matthew Blackburne, D. D. (Laf. '65); LL. D. (Wash. and Jeff. '97).


b. Chester Co., Pa., July 25, 1820; W .; grad. Wash. Col. Pa., '38; tea. Princeton, N. J., '38-'40; stud. law, Phila., '40-'41; P. T. S. '41-'44; ord. Pby. Baltimore, Dec. 3, '47; p. Ellicott's Mills, Md., '47-'52; p. Wil- mington, N. C., '54-'61 ; ed. Presbyterian, Phila., '61-'99; ss. Gloucester City, N. J., '67-'69; ss. Ridley Park, Pa., '75-'84; res. Phila. '85-'99; d. Phila., Pa., Jan. 23, '99.


*Grier, Samuel L., M. D.


b. 1823; W .; d. Natchez, Miss., July 30, '64.


*Grier, Rev. Smith F., D. D. (Richmond Col., O., '91).


b. Adams Co., Pa., Aug. 31, 1819; W .; grad. Jeff. Col. '39; tea. Union- town, Pa., Lawrenceville, N. J., '39-'41; P. T. S. '41-'43; ord. Pby. Ohio, Apr. 19, '43; p. Valley Ch., Fayette, Pa., '43-'52; p. New Cum- berland, W. Va., '52-'93; d. New Cumberland, W. Va., Jan. 10, '93.


*Hull, Thomas R., A. M. (Laf. '66); M. D. (Jeff. Med. Col. '38).


b. Feb. 19, 1815; F .; memb. Ist Lincoln Electoral College ; permanent memb. Med. Soc. Pa .; d. May 25, '86.


*Janvier, John.


F .; grad. Prin. Col. '40; cashier Nat'l. Bank; d. June, '78.


*Mckibbin, John, A. M.


F .; grad. Univ. of Pa. '41 ; lawyer ; d. Phila., Pa., '51. .


*Park, Rev. Oscar, A. M.


b. Jerseytown, Pa., Jan. 16, 1817; W .; grad. Marietta Col., O., '43, P. T. S. '43-'46; ord. Pby. Rock River, Nov. 3, '47; p. Albany, Ill., '47-'51 ; home missy. Janesville, Wis., '54-'56; p. Waukesha, Wis., '56-'63; prof. Carroll Col., Wis .; without charge, Waukesha, '64-'65; p. Chatsworth, Ill., '66-'71; d. Chatsworth, Ill., Jan. 25, '71. 4


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1839


Reed, David W., M. D.


W.


*Robeson, James M., A. M. (Laf. '66).


b. Belvidere, N. J., Nov. 1, 1819; F .; adm. bar, N. J., Jan., '48; Prose- cutor of Pleas, Warren Co., N. J., 5 yrs .; counselor, Feb., '60; Dist. Atty., '60; Law Judge, Warren Co., N. J., '72-'74; d. June I, '85.


*Rodenbough, Rev. Henry S., A. M. (Laf. '59).


b. 1825; W .; Pres. min .; p. Norriton and Providence Ch., Eagleville, Pa .; d. Eagleville, Pa., May 30, '90.


*Scudder, Alexander McClean, A. M.


b. Princeton, N. J., May 4, 1819; F .; grad. Prin. Col. '39; tea. Edge Hill, N. J., '39-'41 ; tea. Princess Anne, Md., '41-'42; P. T. S. '42-'43 ; prin. Washington, Ga., '43-'45; tutor Anc. Lang. Univ. of Ga., '45-'46: prin. Athens, Ga., '46-'86; d. Athens, Ga., Jan. 23, '92.


Shafer, Thomas H.


F .; adm. bar., N. J., Sept., '43 ; lawyer, Rahway, N. J.


*Shaw, Charles B.


W .; lawyer, Stroudsburg, Pa .; d. Stroudsburg, Pa., '49.


Simpson, Thomas R. F.


*Stilwell, Thomas, M. D. (Jeff. Med. Col. '39).


b. Buffalo Valley, Pa .; F .; memb. Ohio Med. Soc.


*Sturgeon, Rev. William C.


F .; grad. Prin. Col. '41 ; Prot. Episc. min .; reported deceased about '86.


NON-GRADUATES-PREPARATORY


Aimies, Thomas K.


F .; paper merch.


*Blackwell, James Magee.


F .; res. Elizabeth, N. J .; d. about '60.


*Browne, William J.


F .; adm. bar, Northampton Co., Pa., Aug. 18, '40; established Easton Penny Despatch; d. Easton, Pa., '59.


*Cooper, Milton, A. M.


F .; wholesale merch. Phila., Pa., many yrs .; banker, Coopersburg, Pa., '66 -; d. Coopersburg, Pa., '02.


Davidson, Delozier.


W .; U. S. Army.


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Davidson, Isaac. F.


Davidson, James T. W.


"Davis, William S.


b. 1825; d. Easton, Pa., Aug. 19, '84.


*Fowler, Henry Ogden.


b. Franklin, N. J., 1822; F .; adm. bar, N. J., Sept., '43; d. Hamburg, N. J., Nov. I, '75.


German, Charles, M. D.


F.


*Green, John.


b. Warren Co., N. J., Mar. 14, 1823; milling '50-60; L. V. R. R. '64 -;


d. Allentown, Pa., Oct. 8, '98.


*Green, Joseph B.


b. 1819; W .; d. Camden, N. J., Sept. 28, '86.


Hathorn, Fergus A. F .; merch.


*Hill, Daniel P.


W .; d. Harmony, N. J., Jan. 13, '45.


* Hoffeditz, Rev. Theodore C. L.


b. Nazareth, Pa .; W .; grad. Marshall Col., '40; Ger. Ref'd. min .;


p. Forks Twp. Ch., Northampton Co., Pa .; d. Nazareth, Pa., '59.


"Howell, John S.


F .; farmer; d. previous to '97.


Jackson, George W.


b. Easton, Pa., May 10, 1819; tea .; res. Oregon, '45- .


*Laurie, Andrew B. W .; res. Washington, D. C .; d. previous to '70.


*Long, William Stokes.


b. Bucks Co., Pa., Aug. 24, 1818; in Col. '35-'38; F .; farmer ; d. Dur- ham, Pa., Feb. 6, '85.


*McCammon, David C.


Merch. Phila. until '72; d. Gettysburg, Pa., Oct., '79. * McCammon, William J.


F .; merch. Phila .; d. Phila., Pa., Mar. 10, '71.


McFarland, John. W.


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1839-40


McLelland, Joseph.


F.


Metzger, LaRue.


b. Middletown, Pa., Apr. 24, 1817; F .; merch. '40-'50; chief clk. in Sch. Dept .; treas. Dauphin Co., Pa., '53 -; clk. in Mechanics Bank, Harrisburg, Pa .; City Comptroller, Harrisburg, '75 -.


Miller, John.


W.


*Morford, Charles A.


b. Newton, N. J., June 26, 1819; F .; banker; ins. broker N. Y. more than 50 yrs .; d. N. Y. City '07.


Owen, Lansing.


F.


*Pomp, Thomas R.


b. Easton, Pa., 1818; F .; druggist ; d. Easton, Pa., Aug. 14, '62.


Rogers, James.


F.


Stiger, D. Traphagen.


W .; farmer, New Germantown, N. J.


*Weirman, Charles.


F .; adm. bar, Easton, Pa., Apr. 26, '42; lawyer, Washington, D. C .; d. Washington, D. C., about '71.


1840 GRADUATES


*Barber, Samuel W., A. B .; A. M.


b. Columbia, Pa., Jan. 22, 1824; F .; merch. Phila., '40-'48; merch. Balt., Md., '48-'57 ; St. Louis, Mo., '60 -; d. St. Louis, Mo,, Aug. 28, '98.


*Barber, William E., A. B .; A. M.


b. Columbia, Pa., Apr. 21, 1822; F .; Eng. Salut .; Master orator, '43; adm. bar '44; alumni orator '47; Int. Rev. Assessor '68-'73; author of prize essay on "Political Organization" for which he received $500 from Phila. Union League, '68; d. West Chester, Pa., Apr. 13, '82.


*Dorris, William, A. B .; A. M.


b. Huntingdon, Pa., Sept. 10, 1822; W .; adm. bar, Huntingdon, Pa., Aug., '43; counsel Pa. R. R .; Col. 3d Regt. Pa. Militia, '62; pres. of Bank; trustee Laf. '65-'81 ; d. Huntingdon, Pa., Sept. 2, '04.


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*Elliott, Rev. Charles, A. B .; D. D. (Ohio Univ. '61); LL. D. (Hanover Col. '91).


b. Castleton, Scotland, Mar. 18, 1815; W .; Valedic .; Phi Beta Kappa ; tea. Model Sch., Laf., '40-'41 ; P. T. S. '41 ; prin. Cl. Acad., Xenia, O., '43-'45 ; Lane Theol. Sem., Cincinnati, O., '45-'47 ; prof. Bel. Let. West- ern Univ. of Pa., Pittsburgh, '47-'49; prof. Bib. Lit. and Logic, Miami Univ., Oxford, O., '49-'63; Phi Delta Theta at Miami Univ .; ord. Pby. Oxford, Apr., '58; ss. College Corner, O., '61-'63; prorf. Bib. Lit. and Exegesis, McCormick Theol. Sem., Chicago, '63-'81; prof. Hebrew, Laf., '83-'92; memb. Am. Oriental Soc .; memb. Victoria Inst .; memb. Soc. Bib. Lit. and Exegesis; author "Treatise on Sabbath;" "General Introduction to Prophetical Books;" "Inspiration ;" "Biblical Herme- neutics ;" "Christus Mediator ;" ."Mosaic Authorship of Pentateuch;" "Old Test. Prophecy ;" d. Easton, Pa., Feb. 14, '92.


*Green, Rev. William Henry, A. B .; D. D. (Prin. Col. '57 and Univ. of Edinburg '84); LL. D. (Rutgers Col. '73).


7 b. Groveville, N. J., Jan. 27, 1825; W .; Lat. Salut .; tut. Laf. '40-'42; Master's oration '43; adj. prof. math. Laf. '43-'44; P. T. S. '43-'46; instr. Hebrew, P. T. S., '46-'49; ss. 2nd ch. Princeton, N. J., '47-'49; ord. Pby. New Brunswick, May 24, '48; p. Central ch., Phila., Pa., '49-'51 ; prof. Bibl. and Orient. Lit., P. T. S., '51-'59; prof. Orient. and O. T. Lit., P. T. S., '59-'00; Mod. Presb. Gen. Assem. '91 ; chn. Amer. Com. of Bible Revision; author "Hebrew Chrestomathy ;" "Pentateuch Vindicated ;" "Solomon's Song, in Lange;" "Argument of the Book of Job Unfolded ;" "Moses and the Prophets;" "The Hebrew Feasts ;" "Elements of Hebrew Grammar;" "Grammar of the Hebrew Lan- guage;" "General Introduction to the Old Testament;" "Higher Criti- cism of the Pentateuch;" "Unity of the Book of Genesis;" "Bible History ;" d. Princeton, N. J., Feb. 10, '00.


*Junkin, Joseph, A. B .; A. M.


b. 1824; F .; tut. Laf. Col., '44-'46; tea. Edgehill Sch., Princeton, N. J .; d. Marianna, Fla., Apr. 3, '49.


*Lowrie, Rev. John Marshall, A. B .; D. D. (Miami Univ. '58; Indiana Univ. '60).


b. Pittsburg, Pa., July 16, 1817; W .; P. T. S. '40-'43; ord. Pby. Newton,. Oct. 18, '43; p. Blairstown and Knowlton, N. J., '43-'45; p. Wellesville, O., '46-'50; p. Lancaster, O., '50-'56; p. Fort Wayne, Ind., '56-'67; author "Esther and Her Times;" "Hebrew Lawgiver;" d. Fort Wayne, Ind., Sept. 26, '67.


*McCarragher, Samuel, A. B .; A. M.


b. Princeton, N. J., Nov. 10, 1818; W .; adm. bar., Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Nov. 7, '42; Dist. Atty. '44-'47; Clk. of Court, Luzerne Co., Pa., '49- '52; d. Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Aug. 24, '02.


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*Newkirk, Nathaniel Reeves, A. B .; A. M .; M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '43).


b. Pittsgrove, N. J., July 22, 1817; F .; phys. Pittsgrove, N. J., '44-'51 ; 'phys. Greenwich, N. J., '51 -; phys. Bridgeton, N. J .; d. Bridgeton, N, J., Nov. 10, '66.


*Porter, Rev. Thomas Conrad, A. B .; D. D. (Rutgers Col. '65); LL. D. (Franklin and Marshall Col. '80).


b. Alexandria, Pa., Jan. 22, 1822 ; W .; Phi Beta Kappa ; P. T. S. '40-'43; Master oratotr '43; ss. Monticello, Ga., '46-'47; ord. Ger. Ref'd. Classis of Lebanon, Nov. 14, '48; p. 2nd Ger. Ref'd. Ch., Reading, Pa., '48-'49; prof. Nat. Sci., Marshall Col., '49-'53; prof. Franklin and Marshall Col. '53-'66; prof. Bot. Zool. and Geol., Laf., '66-'97; p. 3d St. Ger. Ref'd. Ch., Easton, Pa., '77-'84; memb. Amer. Philos. Soc .; memb. Acad. of Nat. Sci., Phila .; memb. Torrey Botanical Club, N. Y .; memb. A. A. A. Sci .; trans. "Herman and Dorothie;" author "Life of St. Augustine;" "Life of Ulric Zwingli;" "Flora of Colorado;" "Flora of Pennsylvania;" "Flora of the United States ;" review articles ; contributions to U. S. Govt. Botanical Reports; d. Easton, Pa., Apr. 27, 'OI.




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