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*Wilson, John.
b. Bath, Pa .; removed to Phila .; studied law; enlisted in Walker Expedition to Central America; killed by natives, Central America, Apr. II, '56.
*Wilson, Samuel, M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '44).
b. Bath, Pa .; W .; phys. White Hall, Pa., '44-'60; removed to Quincy, Ill .; early in Civil War engaged in work of Christian Commission among troops; d. Pittsburgh Landing, Tenn., '62.
"Wilson, Thomas McKeen.
Lost in the "Independence" en route to California, '51.
Yoxtheimer, William.
Farmer, Northumberland, Pa.
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*Brodhead, Charles, A. B .; A. M.
b. Conyngham, Pa., 1824; W .; adm. bar, Northampton Co., Pa., Nov. 17, '46; founder Borough of South Bethlehem, Pa .; lawyer, Beth- lehem, Pa .; pres. Lehigh & Lackawanna R. R .; trustee Lehigh Univ. and founder of "Brodhead Prize"; d. Dec. 31, '04.
*Chapman, James Thompson, A. B.
b. Cumberland Co., Pa., Mar. 25, 1818; W .; taught and was a car- penter in S. Carolina and Plaquemine, La., until '85; special stud. P. T. S. '86-'88; d. Mechanicsburg, Pa., 1901.
*Dilts, Isaiah N., A. B .; A. M.
b. Schooley's Mountain, N. J., Aug. 3, 1824; W .; adm. bar, '47; lawyer, Morristown, N. J., '47-'53; at Somerville, N. J., '53-'78; contributor numerous magazine articles; d. Somerville, N. J., May, '78.
*Fackenthall, Benjamin F., A. B .; A. M.
b. Durham, Pa., Nov., 1825; F .; Valedic .; adm. bar, Northampton Co., Pa., Nov. 21, '46; supt. Lillie Safe Works; practiced law Bucks and Northampton Cos., Pa., and Supreme Court, '50 -; d. Jan. 14, '92.
*McDonough, David Kearney, A. B .; M. D. (Col. Phys. & Surg., N. Y., '47). b. New Orleans, La., Aug. 10, 1825; phys. N. Y. City ; d. Jan. 19, '93.
*Parsons, Rev. Winfield Scott, A. B .; A. M.
b. Lenox, Mass., June 21, 1823; F .; Lat. Salut .; Phi Beta Kappa; P. T. S. '47-'50; ord. Pby. Buffalo City, Jan. 10, '51; ss. Lockport, N. Y., '50-'52; tea. Trenton, N. J., '52-'54; tea. Saugerties, N. Y., '54-'55; tea. Pottstown, Pa., '55-'56; tea. Wilkes-Barre, Pa., '56-'58; tea. Clifton Springs, N. Y., '58-'61 ; tea. Wilkes-Barre, Pa., '61-'72; bus. Wilkes-Barre, Pa., '72-'99; d. Bear Creek, Pa., Sept. 12, '99.
*Reese, James S., A. B .; A. M.
b. Easton, Pa .; W .; adm. bar, Northampton Co., Pa., Nov. 17, '46; also bar, Lehigh Co., Pa .; lawyer, Allentown, Pa .; d. Allentown, Pa., Oct., '58.
*Rush, William, A. B .; A. M.
b. Morris Co., N. J., Mar. 10, 1824; F .; adm. bar but never practiced ; farmer ; d. Bernard, N. J., Mar. 29, '66.
*Thaw, Clermont Engles, A. B .; A. M.
W .; lawyer; d. Altamont, Va., '50.
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"Burroughs, Rev. George Washington, A. M. (Laf. '54); M. D.
b. Trenton, N. J., Oct. 17, 1812; studied med .; grad. stud. P. T. S. '46-'47; ord. Pby. Raritan, June 16, '47; missy. Pby. Raritan, '47; ss. Rose Mont (Stockton), N. J., '48-'50 ; p. Bensalem, Pa .; ss. Centre- ville, Pa., '51-'53; p. Ref'd. Dutch Ch., Waterloo, N. Y., '54-'55; Rochester, N. Y .; phys. Baltimore, Md .; prin. Female Sem., Brooklyn, N. Y .; prin. Fem. Sem., Phila., Pa .; d. Bethayres, Pa., Dec. 25, '95.
*Dickey, Ebenezer V., M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '44).
F .; pres. Octorara Bank, Oxford, Pa .; d. July, '58.
"Field, Furman, M. D.
b. Aug. 13, 1819; in Col. Fresh., Soph .; W .; phys. Roslyn, N. Y.
*Hoyt, John D.
In Col. I yr .; W .; farmer and coal operator, Kingston, Pa .; d. June 16, '96.
*Janvier, John Whilldin.
b. 1825; left at end Jun. yr .; W .; farmer, Pittsgrove, N. J .; d. Mar. 9, '74.
*McNair, Rev. William Wyncoop, A. M.
b. Brownsburg, Pa., Sept. 21, 1825; in Col. Soph., Jun .; grad. Prin. Col. '44; tea. Pennington, N. J., '44-'46; P. T. S. '46-'48; ord. Pby. New Brunswick, May 17, '49; missy. and p. Fort Winnebago, Wis., '49-'56; missy. and p. Eau Claire, Wis., '56-'65; chaplain U. S. A., '65; res. Phila., '66-'69; ss. Atlantic City, N. J., '70-'72; Cedarville, N. J., 72-'75; city missy., Newark, N. J., '75-'81 ; p. Audenried, Pa., '81-'98; evang. Italian Mission, Phila., '98-'06; d. Phila., Pa., Oct. 15, '06.
*Ridgway, Charles, M. D. (Jeff. Med. Col. '44).
b. Sharpstown, N. J., Aug. 21, 1824; W .; Jeff. Med. Col., '43-'44; phys. Shamong, N. J .; d. Shamong, N. J., about '73.
Thompson, Joseph McElroy.
F .; merch., N. Y. City.
NON-GRADUATES PREPARATORY
Fields, Josiah. W.
*Horn, George.
b. Phillipsburg, N. J .; W .; merch., Lafayette, Ind .; d. Jan. 29, '83. Rodriguez, Manuel E.
F .; phys.
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*Alexander, Thomas B., A. B .; A. M.
F .; Valedic .; ed. Florida Whig; d. Mariana, Fla., '47.
*Carrell, Rev. James Wilson, A. B .; A. M.
b. Tinicum, Pa., Oct., 1819; F .; Lat. Salut .; P. T. S. '45-'48; ss. Rose- mount, N. J., '48-'49; ord. Pby. Rock River, Jan. 2, '51 ; p. Freeport, Ill., '51-'55 ; d. Freeport, Ill., Apr. 19, '55.
*Heckman, Rev. George C., A. B .; D. D. (Hanover Col. '68); LL. D. (Hanover Col. '90).
b. Easton, Pa., Jan. 26, 1825; F .; P. T. S. '45-'48; ord. Pby. Steuben, Feb. 8, '49; p. Byron, N. Y., '48-'56; p. Portage, Wis., '57-'60; p. Janes- ville, Wis., '60-'61 ; p. 3rd ch. Indianapolis, Ind., '61-'67; chaplain 19th Regt. U. S. Inf .; p. State St. Ch., Albany, N. Y., '67-'70; pres. Han- over Col., '70-'79; p. Avondale Ch., Cincinnati, O., '79-'87; sec. Cent'l. Fund Presb. Gen. Assembly, '87-'88; p. Ist Ch., Reading, Pa., '89-'01 ; p. emer., '01-'02; author "Inaugural Address, Hanover College;" "Woman's Work;" "Dancing as a Christian Amusement ;" "Semi-Cen- tennial Address, Hanover College;" "Semi-Centennial Address, Laf- ayette College;" "Centennial Address at One Hundredth General Assembly ;" d. Reading, Pa., Mar. 5, '02.
*Hews, Rev. William B., A. B.
F .; M. E. min .; chaplain Lunatic Asylum, Trenton, N. J .; d. about '50. *Miller, Rev. James Edwin, A. B .; A. M.
b. Clinton, N. J., Apr. 13, 1823; F .; P. T. S. '45-'48; ord. Pby. Newton, Apr. 23, '50; p. 2nd Ch., Sparta, N. Y., '50-'54; p. Stroudsburg, Pa., '54-'59 ; tea. Stroudsburg, Pa., '60-'62; tea. Phillipsburg, N. J., '62-'65 ; ss. Plumsteadville, Pa., '66-'69; agt. Phila., '70-'72 ; p. Shakopee, Minn., '72-'74; ss. Taylor's Falls, Min., '74-'76; wc. Long Hollow, Va., '76-'77 ; Chatham Hill, Va., '77-'79; ev. Stillwater, N. J., '80-'85; d. Stillwater, N. J., Oct. 24, '85.
*Shoemaker, Austin D., A. B .; A. M .; M. D.
W .; studied med., Yale, '47-'49; went to the Pacific; supposed to have died early.
*Stephens, William Martin, A. B .; A. M .; M. D. (Eclectic Med Col., Cincinnati).
b. Stephensburg, N. J .; W .; studied law, Union Law Sch., '45-'48; adm. bar, Easton, Pa., '48; grad. med. N. Y .; also Eclectic Med Col., Cincinnati, O .; Asst. Surg. U. S. Vol. Service, '63-'65; hosp. surg. during Civil War; ed. paper, Easton, Pa .; ed. Lincoln Herald, Ill .; phys. Cerro Gordo, Ill., '65- ; d. Lancaster, Kan., Feb. 18, '91.
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*Stewart, Rev. George Dillon, A. B .; D. D. (Hanover Col. '72).
b. Jenkintown, Pa., Dec. 30, 1825; tea. Trenton, N. J., '45-'47 ; P. T. S. '47-'49; ord. Pby. Steuben, Apr. 23, '50; ss. Conquest, N. Y., '49-'51 ; p. Bath, N. Y., '51-'59; ss. West Point and Sharon, Ia., '59-'64; ss. Burlington, Ia., 64-'70; p. Omaha, Neb., '70-'77 ; p. Fort Madison, Ia., '77-'04; d. Fort Madison, Ia., Apr. I, '10.
*Wright, Robert J., A. B .; A. M .; LL. D. (Hanover Col.).
b. Phila., Pa., Jan. 17, 1824; F .; merch. and mfr. until '50; P. T. S. '52; memb. N. J. Conference of Christian Church; prof. ethics, metaphysics and church history in Christian Biblical Inst., Stamfordville, N. Y .; author "Principia, or the Basis of Social Science," and various mono- graphs; d. June 7, '90.
NON-GRADUATES
App, Hiram Percival. Selin's Grove, Pa. b. Selin's Grove, Pa., Sept. 26, 1826; in Col. 3 yrs .; F .; tea .; farmer 35 yrs .; coal and lumber bus .; pres. Bd. of Directors Missionary Insti- tute, Selin's Grove, Pa., 7 yrs.
* App, Isaac.
b. Selin's Grove, Pa., 1824; F .; tea .; farmer; d. '72.
*Baldwin, Rev. John Peckworth.
F .; Bapt. min .; d. Woodstown, N. J., early.
*Clark, Samuel S., A. M .; M. D. (Univ. N. Y. '48).
b. Flemington, N. J., Nov. 8, 1825; W .; grad. Prin. Col. '45; phys. Belvidere, N. J., '48-'85; memb. U. S., N. J. and Warren Co., N. J., Med. Soc .; d. Nov. 23, '86.
*Cook, Silas C., Jr., A. M.
b. Easton, Pa., Dec. II, 1824; left Col. Jun. yr .; W .; grad. Prin. Col. '45; adm. bar, Easton, Pa., '48; d. Oct. 17, '65.
Greenleaf, A. H. F
*Kirkpatrick, James Douglas.
b. Charleston, S. C., Apr. 21, 1825; W .; grad. Miami Univ. '45; Alpha Delta Phi, Miami; grad. in law, Harvard, '47; Lieut. Confed. Army; cotton factory, Charleston, S. C., '60- .
*Longnecker, Henry C., A. M.
In Col. '41-'43; W .; grad. Mil. Acad., West Point, N. Y .; adm. bar, Northampton Co., Pa., Jan. 20, '43; adm. bar, Lehigh Co., Pa., Jan. 30, '44; Capt. Mexican War; wounded Chepultepec, Sept. 13, '47; Col. 9th Regt. Pa. Vol. and in command of a brigade at Antietam ; memb. Congress, '59-'61 ; lawyer and Judge, Allentown, Pa .; d. Allentown, Pa., Sept. 16, '71.
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*Loveland, George, A. M. (Laf. '65).
b. Kingston, Pa., Nov. 5, 1823; Cl .; W .; studied law Wilkes-Barre. Pa .; adm. bar, Luzerne Co., Pa., Aug. 19, '48; author "The Loveland Genealogy"; d. Wilkes-Barre, Pa., June 12, '10.
*McLaine, Abram.
F .; ministry in view; d. Windsor, N. Y., '43.
*Michler, Nathaniel, A. M. (Laf.).
b. Easton, Pa., Sept. 13, 1827; in Col. '41-'44; F .; grad. Mil. Acad., West Point, N. Y., '48; officer Topographical Eng. Corps and Corps of Eng., U. S. A .; Military Govt. Surveys, Tex. and New Mex., '48-'51 ; boundary survey between U. S. and Mex., '51-'57; survey Inter. Oceanic Ship Canal Route, '57-'61; boundary survey between Md. and Va., '58-'61; Eng. Light House, Pacific Coast Dist., 60-'61 ; chief eng. Army of the Potomac, '61-'65; engaged in selecting site for presidential mansion and pub. parks, Wash., '66-'67; eng. in charge public bldgs. and works, Wash., '67-'71; chief eng. Military Div. of Pacific, '71-'72; Eng. Light House, Pacific Coast Dist., '72-'75; Phila. '76; eng. river and harbor improvement, Lake Erie, '76 -; Col. by Brevet for gallantry at Petersburg, Va .; d. Saratoga, N. Y., July 18, '81.
Reading, Alfred, M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '46).
W .; res. Greensburg, N. J., until '76 but not practicing ; at Trenton, N. J., '76.
*Sitgreaves, Edwin.
b. Phillipsburg, N. J., Oct. 17, 1827; left Jun. yr .; W .; adm. bar, Easton, Pa., Nov. 21, '48; d. Phillipsburg, N. J., Nov. 16, '55.
Stevenson, A. J.
F.
*Wilson. James Smith.
F .; d. Bucks Co., Pa., in Soph. yr.
*Yeomans, Rev. Edward Dorr, D. D. (Prin. Col. '64).
b. North Adams, Mass., Sept. 27, 1829; F .; P. T. S. '46-'47; ss. New Columbia, Pa., '47-'49; prin. Acad. Danville, Pa., '47-'50; ord. Pby. Northumberland, Nov. 29, '54; p. Warrior's Run, Pa., '54-'58; p. 4th Ch., Trenton, N. J., '59-'63; p. St. Peter's Ch., Rochester, N. Y., '63- '67; p. Central Ch., Orange, N. J., '67-'68; trans. Schaff's work on Apostolic Ch. History; also Lange's Commentary on St. John; d. Orange, N. J., Aug. 25. '68.
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*Benners, James M.
W .; merch. Phila., Pa .; d. about '54.
Crater, John Fritts.
b. German Valley, N. J., Aug. 24, 1825; F .; merch. tailor, '43-'53; farmer, Princeton, Ill., '56- .
Dickinson, Mahlon D.
b. Woodstown, N. J., Sept. 17, 1823; W .; farmer; politician.
*Eberle, William H.
F .; car agt. L. V. R. R., Mauch Chunk, Pa., '60-'68; on L. & S. R. R., '68 -; d. about '72.
Good, William.
*Hinchman, John Conover.
b. Morris Co., N. J., 1823; in Col. 2 yrs .; F .; gen. supt. Western Union Telegraph Co .; d. Feb. 8, '94.
*Hinchman, Joseph Augustus.
b. Schooley's Mt., N. J .; F .; deputy surveyor and in San Francisco, Cal., P. O., '51-'61 ; Western Union Telegraph Co., '61- .
*Maxey, David W.
b. Wales; ministry in view; mining many yrs .; blind; d. Mahanoy City, Pa., about '90.
Scholl, Joseph Simanton.
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*Brown, Rev. John, A. B .; A. M.
b. County Derry, Ireland, 1820; W .; W. T. S. '47-'50; lic. Pby. Alle- gheny, Apr. '49; ord. Pby. Beaver, '50; p. Freedom, Pa., '51-'53; p. Concord, Pa., '51-'77 ; p. Pleasant Hill, Pa., '77-'79; at Red Grove, Va., '79-'81; at Neely's Landing, Mo., '82-'89; ss. Fall River, Mass., '89 -; evang. Pby. Boston; d. Colontraine, Scotland, Feb. 9, '03.
*Callen, Rev. James Hervey, A. B .; D. D.
b. Raphoe, Ireland, Aug. 1, 1824; in Belfast Col .; W .; W. T. S. '46- '48; lic. Pby. Washington, Apr .. 19, '48; ord. Pby. Erie, Oct., '48; p Greenville, Pa., '48-'52; p. Uniontown, Pa., '52-'55; ss. Tamaqua, Pa., '56-'59; p. Morrisville, Pa., '60-'62; p. Kingston, N. J., '62-'64; city missy Brooklyn, N. Y., '64 -; d. Brooklyn, N. Y., Mar. 10, '86.
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Chapman, Charles I. A., A. B .; A. M.
b. Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Oct. 9, 1826; W .; civil eng. and min. eng .; Ist Lieut. 13Ist Pa. Inf. and Quartermaster of Brigade.
*Donaldson, Joseph, A. B.
b. Ireland ; W .; P. T. S. '46-'48; lic. 2nd Pby. New York, Apr. 19, '48;
d. Commerce, Mich., '49.
Durnford, J. McDonough, A. B .; A. M .; M. D.
b. New Orleans, La., 1829; W .; planter near New Orleans, La.
*Green, Henry, A. B .; A. M .; LL. D. (Laf. '80).
b. Greenwich, N. J., Aug. 29, 1828; W .; Master orator, '49; adm. bar, Easton, Pa., Sept., '49; memb. Pa. Constitutional Conven., '72; Judge, Pa. Supreme Court, '80-'00; d. Easton, Pa., Aug. 16, '00.
*Hulsizer, Abram Carpenter, A. B .; A. M.
b. Warren Co., N. J., May 5, 1826; W .; ed. Apollo, Belvidere, N. J .; adm. bar, Easton, Pa., 48; res. in Md. '64-'84; d. Stewartville, N. J., Sept. 16, '86.
*Jones, Rev. Charles John, A. B .; A. M .; D. D. (Laf. '80).
b. Deptford, Eng., Sept. 23, 1818; W .; P. T. S. '46-'49; ord. Pby. St. Louis, Jan. 9, '50; missy. boatmen, St. Louis, Mo., '49-'54; missy. seamen, N. Y. City, '54-'56; p. Mariner's Ch., N. Y. City, '56-'63; Alumni orator, '58; chapl. Sailor's Snug Harbor, S. I., N. Y., '63-'93; chapl. emer .; res. Stapleton, N. Y., '93-'01; res. Phila., Pa., 'OI-'07; author "From the Forecastle to the Pulpit"; d. Phila., Pa., Sept. 8, '07.
*Kennedy, Rev. Thomas, A. B .; A. M.
b. Stewartsville, N. J., Nov. 29, 1827; W .; Jun. orator; P. T. S. '46- '48; W. T. S. '48-'49; d. Stewartsville, N. J., Dec. 21, '51.
*Nassau, Rev. Joseph Eastburn, A. B .; D. D. (Laf. '72).
b. Norristown, Pa., Mar. 12, 1827; F .; Lat. Salut .; Phi Beta Kappa ; tut. Laf., '46-'48; P. T. S. '49-'52; tea. Lawrenceville, N. J., '52-'53; prin. Wilkes-Barre, Pa., '53-'55; ss. Fagg's Manor, Pa., '55; ord. Pby. Genesee (River), Oct. 24, '55; p. Warsaw, N. Y., '55-'93; p. emer .; author of numerous printed addresses; d. Warsaw, N. Y., Feb. 21, '94.
*Newton, Rev. Thomas Henry, A. B .; M. D. (Phila. '69); D. D .; LL. D. ('72). b. Phila., Pa., June 25, 1821; W .; F .; P. T. S. '46-'49; ord. Pby. Phila., Nov. 13, '50; chapl. Island of St. Thomas, '49-'53; chapl. Am. Seam. Soc., St. Louis, Mo., '55-'59; missy. Mo., '59-'62; p. Carlinville, Ill., and prof. Blackburn Univ., '62-'64; infirm '62-'80; a conchologist ; d. Waverly, Va., Nov. 19, '80.
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*Sandt, John, A. B .; A. M .; M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '50).
b. Lower Mt. Bethel, Pa., June 9, 1822; W .; Junior orator ; memb. Pa. Med. Soc .; Fellow Am. Acad. Med .; d. Easton, Pa., May 4, '89.
*Simonton, Rev. Ephraim, A. B .; A. M.
b. Richmond, Pa., Feb. 26, 1822; F .; Valedic .; P. T. S. '46-'49; missy. Pike Co., Pa., '49; ss. Andover, Tranquillity and Allamuchy, N. J., '49-'50; ord. Pby. Newton, Dec. 2, '51 ; ss. and p. Danville, N. J., '50- '67; tea. Vienna, N. J., '67-'68; res. Vienna, N. J., '67-'80; res. near Hackettstown, N. J .; d. near Hackettstown, N. J., Jan. 24, '05.
*Simpson, Rev. George Edward, A. B .; A. M.
b. Churchtown, Pa., June 1, 1821; F .; P. T. S., '46-'49; ord. Pby. Donegal, June 12, '49; missy. Corisco, Africa, '50-'51; drowned, Corisco Bay, W. Africa, Apr. 5, '51.
*Stem, Rev. Franklin D., A. B .; A. M.
b. Parryville, Pa., Dec. 28, 1828; W .; tut. Marshall Col., '47-'48; ord. min. Ger. Ref'd. Ch., '51; chaplain, Asylum for Insane, Trenton, N. J .; d. Trenton, N. J., Aug. 24, '51.
*Stewart, Rev. John, A. B .; A. M.
b. Greenwich, N. J., Jan. 19, 1827; W .; P. T. S. '46-'49; ord. Pby. Wisconsin, Sept. 6, '49; ss. Depere, Wis., '49-'50; d. Depere, Wis., Aug. 4, '50.
*Stuart, James Henry, A. B .; A. M .; M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '50).
b. Mar. 22, 1828; F .; phys. Erie, Pa .; asst. surg. U S. Navy; in Japan Expedition, '54; lost off Chinese coast, Sept., '54.
*Wood, Rev. Charles, A. B .; A. M.
b. Salem, N. J., Sept. 15, 1818 ;. W .; P. T. S. '46-'49; ord. Pby. Phila., May 20, '49; ss. Ist Ch. Houston, Tex., '49; ss. Washington, '49-'50; p. Fox Hill, N. J., '51-'56; missy. Phila., Pa:, '57-'59; ss. Absecon and Leed's Point, N. J., '61-'64; p. Blackwoodtown, N. J., '64-'67; city missy., Park Chapel, Brooklyn, N. Y., '67-'88; missy. Brooklyn, '89-'92 ; asst. p. Ist Ch., N. Y. City, '92-'95; res. Brooklyn, N. Y .; author "Demonology of New Testament;" "Nebular Theory Unscientific;" d. Brooklyn, N. Y., June 4, '00.
*Woodside, Rev. John Simms, A. B .; D. D. ('76).
b. Derry Kieghan, Ireland, Sept. 2. 1824; W .; studied for ministry ; ord. and went to India as missy. of Ref'd. Presb. Ch., '48; originator of Mountain Sanitarium in Northern India; founded Woodstock Sch. and built Kellogg Mem. Ch .; delegate to Evang. Alliance, N. Y., Oct., '73; missy. 60 yrs .; res. Etawah, India; d. Apr. 16, '09.
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NON-GRADUATES
Benners, William Jacob. W .; merch. Phila., Pa.
*Carrell, Samuel. F.
Carrell, Uriah.
F .; Lieut. 2nd D. C. Inf .; Capt. 5th U. S. Vet. Vol. Inf .; teacher. *Craig, Rev. Austin, A. M. (Laf. '64); D. D. (Antioch Col. '57).
b. Peapack, N. J., July 14, 1824; F .; prof. Greek, Antioch Col., O., '55-'58; pres. elect. Antioch Col., O., '57; lecturer Meadville Theol. Sch .; p. Christian Churches, N. Y. and Mass .; pres. Christian Biblical Inst., '68-'81 ; while a student he, with his classmate R. J. Wright, petitioned Faculty of Laf. for the study of Christian authors instead of the usual Grk. and Lat. classics ; author several published addresses ; d. Stanfordville, N. Y., Aug. 27, '81.
Dunn, Samuel W., M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '47).
W .; went to Wis., '49; oil cloth mfr., Salem, N. J.
Fowler, Gordon M.
W .; R. R. contractor in Southwest many yrs.
*Handy, William Winder, A. M. (Prin. Col. '48). W .; d. '57.
*Hill, Robert Dickson.
W .; d. Gettysburg, Pa., '45.
*Hulshizer, Andrew.
b. N. J., June 22, 1822; W .; farmer, New Village, N. J .; d. June 10, '85.
*Johnson, Philip, A. M. (Laf. '66).
b. Warren Co., N. J., Jan. 17, 1818; F .; adm. bar, Easton, Pa., Nov. 21, 48; Clerk Court, '48; memb. Pa. Legis., '53-'54; chairman Dem. State Conven. Pa., '57; memb. Board of Revenue Commissioners, '59; memb. Congress, '61-'67; d. Washington, D. C., '67.
*Johnston, John W.
b. Barryville, N. Y .; W .; adm. bar, Dec. 31, '45; lawyer, Barryville, N. Y.
*Parvin, Theophilus, A. M .; M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '52); LL. D. (Hanover Col. '72).
b. Abington, Pa .; in Col. Fresh. yr .; F .; grad Univ. of Ind., '47; Beta Theta Pi, Univ. of Ind .; memb. and pres. numerous med. societies; phys. Indianapolis, Ind., '56-'85; prof. Jeff. Med. Col. '83- ; d. Phila., Pa., Jan. 29, '98.
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*Patterson, John D.
b. Luzerne Co., Pa., Dec. 23, 1821; left Soph. yr .; W .; with Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co., '45-'60; wholesale coal dealer, Easton, '60-'03; d. Easton, Pa., June 16, '03.
*Porter, George Washington, A. M. (Laf. '52); M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '51). b. Huntingdon, Pa., Mar. 9, 1825; W .; iron bus., Harrisburg, Pa., '45-'47; postmaster, Harrisburg, Pa., '64-'67; trustee State Insane Asylum; inspector Dauphin Co., Pa., prison; d. Harrisburg, Pa., May 8, '06.
*Pottinger, Charles B., A. M. (Laf. '66).
F .; Vol. Lieut. U. S. Navy in the Civil War; alderman, Phila .; d. Phila., Pa., July, '68.
Potter, John.
On Col. record only as law student in '42-'43.
*Rea, Alexander Wurts, A. M. (Laf. '49).
F .; lawyer and ed .; agt. Locust Mt. Coal & Iron Co., and Supt. Coal Ridge Improvement Co., '58 -; liberal donor to Laf .; assassinated by Mollie Maguires, Oct. 17, '68.
*Warner, Moses C.
b. about 1822; F .; perished in a disaster on Ohio River, '47.
NON-GRADUATES PREPARATORY
*Bell, Robert.
W .; tea .; d. about '54.
*Cook, Jesse Moore, A. M.
W .; merch. Phila .; planter, Westover, Md.
*Green, Samuel Sherrerd.
b. Greenwich, N. J., July 13, 1829; miner and farmer; d. San Luis Obispo, Cal., Nov., '68.
*Ihrie, George P.
b. Warren Co., N. J., 1823; F .; Ist Lieut. 3d U. S. Artillery ; Brevet Brig. Gen., June 12, '62; Ist delegate to congress for Alaska, '69; U. S. Commissioner to organize a government in Alaska, '84; d. Feb., '03.
*Kessler, Arthur C.
b. Easton, Pa., Nov. 9, 1827; F .; killed in explosion of steamer, "Alfred Thomas." Easton, Pa., Mar. 6, '60.
McCarty, William Monroe.
F.
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McDonogh, Washington Watts.
b. New Orleans, La., 1827; sp. course 3 yrs .; missy. tea. among Kroos, Settra Kroo, Liberia, Africa.
*Moore, Dewitt Clinton, A. M.
b. Ewing, N. J., Dec. 22, 1825; W .; merch. Phila., Pa., '43; sch. direc .; City trustee; Capt. 40th Pa. Regt .; Col. State Guards; Talmage's Chorister ; d. Phila., Pa., '76.
Montluc, Henri.
F.
*Pollock, James, Jr.
b. Scotland, Aug. 31, 1817; W .; res. Easton, Pa., and Canada; marble worker; d. Easton, Pa., Dec. 29, '67.
*Saxton, Brewster H.
b. 1823; tea .; could converse in seven languages; d. Suffolk Co., N. Y., '88.
Scudder, Joseph Titus.
W .; farmer, Jacobstown, N. J.
*Selfridge, James L., A. M. (Laf. '65).
b. Berks Co., Pa., Sept. 22, 1824; W .; merch. '44-'61; Capt. Co. A, Ist Pa. Vol .; Col .; Brevet Brig. Gen .; Maj. Gen. Nat'l. Guards; Rep. nomi- nee for Cong. '64; chief clk. Pa. Legis., '68-'74; d. Phila., Pa., May 19, '87.
Titus, Uriel B.
Trenton, N. J. W .; Ist Lieut. 2Ist N. J. Inf .; Capt. on Gen. Mott's Staff ; in bus. Marble Hill, Mo., '66-'74; merch. Trenton, N. J.
1847 GRADUATES
*Barber, John M., A. B .; A. M.
b. Warren Co., N. J., June 16, 1827; W .; adm. bar, Easton, Pa., Sept. 17, '49; lawyer, Camden, N. J., '49-'68; Paterson, N. J., '68-'69; d. Paterson N. J., Mar., '69.
*Brittain, Rev. John, A. B .; A. M.
b. Richmond, Pa., Apr. 6, 1818; W .; P. T. S. '47-'50; ss. Wyouna, Wis .. '50-'51; ord. Pby. Wisconsin, Jan. 10, '51 ; prin. Acad. Portage City, Wis., '51-'55; missy. Quincy, Wis., '55-'56; d.' Mineral Point, Wis., Dec. 13, '56.
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*Gayley, Rev. Samuel Alexander, A. B .; A. M .; D. D. (Laf. '83).
b. Castlederry, Ireland, Dec. 11, 1822; F .; Lat. Salut .; Phi Beta Kappa ; P. T. S. '47-'50; missy. White Haven, Pa., '50-'51; ord. Pby. Northumberland, May 28, '51; p. Lock Haven, Pa., '51-'56; p. Lower West Nottingham, '56-'93; preached sermon at dedication of Col. Chapel, '73; p. emer .; res. Wayne, Pa .; d. Kensington, Md., May 15, '03.
"Howell, Rev. Jesse Lawrence, A. B .; A. M.
b. Easton, Pa., Oct. 8, 1826; W .; P. T. S. '49-'52; ord. Pby. Bedford, June 8, '53; ss. and p. Dobbs Ferry, N. Y., '52-'60 ; p. Stillwater, Minn., '60-'66; p. Chatfield, Minn., '66-'72; p. Lake City, Minn., '72-'74; p. Bloomington, Minn., '74-'75; d. Bloomington, Minn., May 5, '75.
*Junkin, Rev. Ebenezer Dickey, A. B .; D. D. (Wash, and Jeff. Col. '76). b. Milton, Pa., Feb. 3, 1829; F .; tea .; P. T. S. '51-'54; ord. Pby. Concord, Sept. 28, '55; p. Prospect and Bethel, N. C., '55-'60; p. New Providence, Va., '60-'80; p. Houston, Tex., '80-'91 ; d. Johnson City, Tenn., Aug. I, '91.
"Kennedy, Rev. Edward, A. B .; A. M.
b. Ballymoney, Ireland, Aug. 15, 1819; W .; Sci. oration; P. T. S. '47-'50; ord. Pby. Westminster, Apr. 19, '51; ss. Ist Ch., Prince William, Va., '50-'53; missy. Cal., '53-'55; ss. Berwick, Pa., '66-'70; ss. Barclay, Pa., '70-'74; farmer, Merryall, Pa .; d. Merryall, Pa., Dec. 13, '95.
*Kennedy, William, A. B .; A. M .; M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '51).
b. Warren Co., N. J., Feb. 6, 1829; W .; phys. Warren Co., N. J., until '57; phys. Dade Co., Mo., '57- ; surg. Confederate Army; killed at battle of Westport.
"McCoy, John Fox, A. B .; A. M.
b. Lower Mt. Bethel, Pa., May 12, 1830; leather mfr .; numismatist and collector of rare books, "Americana"; trustee Laf., '65-'75; d. Florida, Apr. 2, '95.
"Meyers, Oliver Horatio, A. B .; A. M.
b. Bethlehem, Pa., Aug. 21, 1827; F .; adm. bar, Easton, Pa., Nov. 19, '49; deputy sheriff and solicitor, '50-'53; town clk and borough treas., '53-'56; dist. atty., '57-'59; memb. State Legis. Pa., '66-'67; Judge Northampton Co., Pa., '74-'85; d. Easton, Pa., Mar. 30, '07.
*Michler, Francis, A. B .; A. M.
b. Easton, Pa., Mar. 23, 1830; F .; adm. bar, Easton, Pa., Apr. 22, '51 ; coal operator, '55-'61 ; retired from prac .; d. Easton, Pa., Feb. 26, '04. Neff, Edmund, A. B .; A. M.
F .; dist. atty. Washington Co., Wis., '59.
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*Noble, Rev. William Francis Pringle, A. B .; A. M.
b. Noblesville, Pa., May 7, 1827; F .; Valedic .; tut. Laf., '49-'50; P. T. S. '48-'51 ; ss. Zion, Md .; ss. Lancaster, Pa .; ss. Feefee, Mo .; bus. Chicago, Ill., '53-'56; ord. Pby. Potosi, Apr., '57; p. Bel Air, Md., '58-'60; ss. Upper Sandusky, O., '60-'61; ss. Penningtonville, Pa., '61-'62; p. Upper West Nottingham, Pa., '62-'63; chapl. 29th Regt. Pa. Inf., '63-'65 ; ss. Coleraine, Pa., '66-'69; p. Penningtonville, Pa., '69-'72; author, Phila., Pa., '72-'76; ss. Los Angeles, Cal., '77; ss. Pasadena, Cal., '77; author "Prophets of the Bible;" "The Seven Churches;" "Great Men of God;" "Cyclopedia of Biography;" d. Pasadena, Cal., Oct. 27, '82.
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