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*Reeder, Howard James.
b. Easton, Pa., Dec. 11, 1843; Prin. Col. '60-'61 ; Zeta Psi; Harvard Law Sch., '62; 2nd Lieut. Ist Regt. U. S. Inf., '61-'62; Adjt. and Capt. 153rd Regt. Pa. Vol., '62-'63; adm. bar, Easton, Pa., Jan. 21, '67; Fish Commissioner Pa., '73-'83; Judge of Third Judicial Dist. of Pa., '81-'83; Judge of Common Pleas, Northampton Co., Pa., '83-'95 ; Judge Superior Court of Pa., '96-'98; d. Easton, Pa., Dec. 28, '98.
Rodenbough, Theophilus Francis. 203 54th St., New York City. b. Easton, Pa., Nov. 5, 1838; in Col. 2 yrs .; commissioned 2nd Lieut. 2nd U. S. Dragoons, Mar. 27, '61 ; Capt. 2nd U. S. Cav., July 17, '62 ; Col. 18th Pa. Vol. Cav., Jan. I, '65; Major 42nd U. S. Inf., July 28, '66; received four brevets (Major to Brig. Gen.) "for gallant and meritorious conduct" at certain battles including "The Opequan" (Sept. 19, '64) where he lost right arm; awarded U. S. Medal of Honor for "distinguished gallantry in action at Trevillian Station, Va., June II, '64, where he was severely wounded"; served in all campaigns Army of the Potomac, '62-'65, and in the Indian Country and Northern frontier to Dec. 15, '70, when retired from active ser- vice as Colonel U. S. A .; advanced to grade of Brig. Gen. (April 23, '04) for Civil War Service: Asst. Insp. Gen. Military Service Insti- tution, '78- ; auth. "From Everglade to Canon with the Second Dragoons ;" "Afghanistan and the Anglo-Russian Dispute;" "Autumn Leaves from Family Trees ;" etc.
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*Scudder, Uriel Titus.
W .; merch. Trenton, N. J .; N. J. Legis., '88.
*Semple, Joseph G.
b. Lopatcong, N. J., 1837; druggist, Easton, Pa .; d. Easton, Pa., May 31, '03.
*Shipman, Henry.
b. Easton, Pa., Oct. 16, 1836; livery bus., Easton, Pa .; d. Easton, Pa., June 21, '10.
1855
GRADUATES
* Alexander, Rev. Hugh Samuel, A. B .; A. M.
b. Little Valley, Pa., Jan. 27, 1828: ent'd. Soph .; F .; P. T. S. '58-61 ; lic. Pby. Phila., Apr. 5, '60; ss. Aurora and Bensalem, Pa., '61; ss. New Market, O., '62; U. S. Chr. Com., '62; prin. Cl. Inst., Columbia, Pa., '64-'74; infirm, Culpepper, Va., '74-80; prin. Acad., Culpepper, Va., '85-'00; killed by train, Culpepper, Va., Nov. 27, '05.
*Allen, Robert Porter, A. B .; A. M.
b. Lycoming Co., Pa., Feb. 6, 1835; F .; grad. Harvard Law Sch. '58; lawyer Williamsport, Pa., '58- ; in IIth Pa. Vols .; Adjt. 5th Pa. Mil .; memb. Pa. Senate, '75-'78; trustee Laf., '81-'90; d. Dec. 6, '90.
*Allis, Elisha, A. B .; A. M.
b. Holly, N. Y., Dec. 8, 1832; F .; adm. bar, Easton, Pa., Nov. 18, '56; lawyer, Easton, Pa .; d. Easton, Pa., Nov. 30, '93.
*Allison, William McCormick, A. B .; A. M.
b. Kilbarchan, Scotland, Jan. 25, 1833; W .; Phi Kappa Sigma; hon. oration; founder and ed. Altoona, Pa., Tribune, '56-'58; adm. to bar, Middletown, Pa., Sept. 4, '60; Quartermaster-Sergt. 126th Pa. Regt. Vol. Inf., '62-'63; founder and ed. Juniata Republican, '66; Asst. Assessor Int. Rev. 14th Dist. of Pa., '66-'69; founder and ed. New Era, Hendersonville, N. C .; Chf. Burgess Mifflintown, Pa .; d. Mifflintown, Pa., Dec. 20, '98.
*Apple, Charles A., A. B .; A. M.
b. Easton, Pa., May 12, 1836; F .; hon. oration; ed. Lehigh Register, Allentown, Pa .; Lieut. Co. A, 9th Pa. Cav .; promoted to Major ; served throughout Civil War; in Libby Prison ; engaged in filling con- tracts and erection of Federal buildings; owner of extensive quarries ; memb. Conn. Legis., '08- ; d. Middletown, Conn., May 21, '10.
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*Bryson, Rev. Robert Caldwell, A. B .; A. M.
b. Spring Hill, Pa., Dec. 3, 1828; F .; P. T. S. '55-'56, '57-'59; ord. Pby. Northumberland, Nov. 30, '59; p. Ashland and Gordon, Pa., '59-'68; p. Pine Grove Mills, '69-'73; d. Pine Grove Mills, Pa., Apr. 13, '73.
Campbell, Edward Livingston, A. B .; A. M. Trinidad, Colo. b. Belvidere, N. J., Feb. 2, 1833; F .; Valedic .; Lieut. Col. 15th Regt. N. J .; led his regt. in 30 battles; Brig. Gen .; Judge Advocate Gen., Army of Potomac; lawyer, Trenton, N. J., '65-'87; went west because of ill health; author "Foundation of American Laws;" "The Science of Law."
Chandler, William. Chestnut Level, Pa.
b. N. J .; W .; Lieut. 21st Pa. Cav .; in Libby Prison ; Justice of Peace ; farmer.
*Craig, Allen, A. B .; A. M.
b. Lehigh Gap, Pa., Dec. 25, 1835; F .; adm. bar, Mauch Chunk, Pa., June, '58; dist. atty. Carbon Co., Pa., '59- ; memb. Pa. Legis. and Senate, '66-'68, '79-'83; pres. Judge 43rd Judicial Dist. Pa .; d. Dec. 31, '02.
*Fisher, Horatio Gates, A. B .; A. M.
b. Huntingdon, Pa., Apr. 21, 1836; W .; memb. Pa. Senate, '75-'78; memb. Congress, '78-'82; coal bus .; d. Punxsutawney, Pa., May 8, '90.
*Jenks, Rev. William Alfred, A. B .; A. M.
b. Bridesburg, Pa., May 27, 1836; W .; Phi Kappa Sigma; bus .; P. T. S. '58-'61; asst. Ist Congl. Ch., Roxbury, Mass., '61; ord. Pby. New Brunswick, June 10, '62; p. Titusville, N. J., '62-'70; p. Brides- burg, Phila., Pa., '70-'74; p. Central Ch., Norristown, Pa., '75-'81 ; p. Bald Eagle and Nittany, Pa., '84; d. Easton, Pa., Mar. 27, '85.
*Ker, Henry Martyn, A. B.
b. 1833; W .; Lat. Salut .; d. Huntingdon, Pa., June 26, '57.
*McCarragher, Thomas Miner, A. B.
b. Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 1834; F .; d. Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Mar. 7, '59.
*Rawlins, James Morgan, A. B .; A. M.
b. Rawlinsville, Pa., Nov. 18, 1831 ; F .; tea. Blair Hall, N. J., Freehold Inst., N. J., Cochranville, Pa., Williamsburg, Pa., Chestnut Level, Pa., Parkesburg, Pa., Phila., Pa .; secy. Schoolmasters' Assoc., '89; d. Mar., '07.
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1855
*Thompson, Rev. John Caldwell, A. B .; D. D. (Laf. '89).
b. Faggs Manor, Pa., Mar. 31, 1831; F .; P. T. S. '55-'58; ss. Natchez, Miss., '59; ord. Pby. New Castle, May 3, '60; p. Smyrna, Del., '60-'64; p. Pottstown, Pa., '64-'73; p. Hagerstown, Md., '73-'79; p. Ist Ch., Southwark, Phila., '79-'80; p. S. Broad St. Ch., Phila., '83-'85; p. Scots Ch., Phila., '85-'93; ss. Jenkintown, Pa .; assoc. p. Bethany Ch., Phila., '96-'03; author "In Memoriam, Abraham Lincoln;" "History of Scots Presb. Ch .; " "Defence of Christian Religion;" d. Phila., Pa., June 6, '03.
*Wharton, Henry Swoope, A. B. Huntingdon, Pa. b. Huntingdon, Pa., May 2, 1833; W .; agt. Pa. R. R., '57-'62; mfr. '62- ; Pa. Legis., '67-'68; hardware bus. Huntingdon, Pa., until '89; ins. bus. Altoona, Pa., '89-'99; res. Ryde, Pa., '99-'11; d. Ryde, Pa., Feb. 27, 'II.
*Wikoff, Charles Augustus, A. B .; A. M.
b. Easton, Pa., Mar. 8, 1837; F .; tea. N. J., a few months ; civ. eng. Ill. Central R. R .; studied law, Stroudsburg, Pa .; enlisted as private Co. H, Ist Pa. Inf., '61; after 3 mo. service Ist Lieut. 15th Regt. Inf., '61; Capt. 24th Inf., '64; Maj. 14th Inf., '86; Lieut. Col. 19th Inf., '91; Col. 22nd Inf., '97; stationed on west frontier many years ; fell at Santiago, Cuba, acting as Brig. Gen., July I, '98.
*Wood, Eugene Halsey, A. B .; A. M .; M. D. (Univ. Mich.).
b. Jersey Shore, Pa., Dec. 5, 1835; W .; asst. surg. 8th Cal. Regt .; Fellow Amer. Acad. Med .; author pamphlet on "Gangliasthesia ;" "The Quest of the Germ;" "Religion and Authority;" d. '07.
NON-GRADUATES
*Burd, James Shippen.
b. Duncanville, Pa., Sept. 1I, 1835; W .; Phi Kappa Sigma; Soph. in Jeff. Col .; Jun. in Laf .; adm. bar, Easton, Pa., Aug. 18, '57; in bus. Minneapolis, Minn., '60-'76; d. Dec. 16, '76.
*Dorrance, James M.
b. Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Aug. 10, 1836; in Col. '52-'55; F .; d. Wilkes- Barre, Pa., Mar. 22, '55.
*Finney, Rev. Henry Graham.
b. Milton, Pa., Sept. 10, 1830; F .; grad. N. Y. Univ. '55; P. T. S. '57-'59; ord. Pby. Carlisle, June 27, '61; p. Gettysburg, Pa., '61-'64; p. Lycoming, '64-'67; p. Lycoming Centre, Pa., '64-'75; p. Linden, Pa., '65-'75 ; p. Chilisquaque and Mooresburg, Pa., '75-'88; p. Rocky Spring and St. Thomas, Pa., '88-'95; p. Petersburg and Shaver's Creek, Pa., '96-'99; p. Petersburg, Pa., '99-'00; ss. Bethel, Pa., '99-'00; ss. Congl. Ch., Williamsport, Pa., '00-'04: d. Williamsport, Pa., May 27, '10.
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Futhey, Robert Agnew. Parkesburg, Pa.
In Col. Soph. yr .; supt. schs. Chester Co., Pa., '54-'57; bank cashier, Parkesburg, Pa., '87- .
*Herron, James Johnston.
b. Newville, Pa., Sept. 21, 1835; in Col. '53-'54; W .; adm. bar, Dec., '57; memb. Ill. Legis .; d. Princeton, Ill., Feb. I, '78.
*McCormick, Thomas Hood.
b. Mill Hall, Pa., Feb. 24, 1836; F .; lawyer ; 2nd Lieut. U. S. Dragoons, Apr., '61 ; Capt. 4th Regt. Pa. Cav .; Provost Marshall of Washington, D. C .; commanded body-guard of McClellan and Burnside; d. Lock Haven, Pa., Mar. 30, '66.
*Pollock, Thomas Chalmers, M. D.
In Col. '53-'55; F .; d. Williamsport, Pa., Dec., '69.
*Potts, Stacy Garden, Jr., A. B. (Prin. Col. '57).
In Col. Jun. yr .; Phi Kappa Sigma; d. Trenton, N. J., '58.
*Smith, Edward Clarence.
b. Palatine, N. Y., May 13, 1835; grad. Williams Col. '56; prin. Rugby. Acad., Phila., '65- ; d. Wallingford, Pa., Nov. 30, '89.
*Smith, Samuel B.
b. Troy, Ohio, Sept. 4, 1836; W. (?); adm. bar, Ohio, May 2, '60; Ist Lieut. IIth Ohio Regt., '61; Major 93d Ohio Regt., '62-'65; pres. Dayton, Covington & Toledo R. R., '75- ; d. May 9, '99.
Stirling, Douglas.
W .; lawyer, Baltimore, Md.
Stine Rev. Isaac J.
W .; Luth. min.
*Wharton, Edward A.
b. Huntingdon, Pa., Jan. 14, 1835; W .; d. at Col. in Jun. yr., Aug 7, '54.
White, Henry Kirke.
W.
1856 GRADUATES
*Banks, Rev. David Stuart, A. B .; A. M .; D. D. (Laf. '96).
b. Juniata Co., Pa., June 10, 1832; F .; P. T. S. '58-'61 ; ss. Altoona, Pa., '61-'62; ord. Pby. Huntingdon, Nov. 17, '63; missy. Pby. Hunting- don, '62-'65; p. Brainerd Ch., Easton, Pa., '65-'73; p. Marquette, Mich., '73-'82; p. Appleton, Wis., '83-'86; missy. So. Shore, Lake Superior, '86-'88; ss. Cal., '88-'92; ss. Santa Cruz, Cal., '92-'98; d. Santa Cruz, Cal., July 13, '98.
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1856
*Barclay, Richard De Charms, A. B.
. b. Bedford, Pa., Mar. 3, 1836; ent'd. Jun .; F .; Phi Kappa Sigma; hon. oration ; Phi Beta Kappa; adm. bar, Bedford, Pa., Feb. 9, '58; private secy. to pres. of Pa. R. R. Co., '63-'64; asst. in Exec. Dept., '64-'94 ; pres. Bedford & Bridgeport R. R. Co., '94-'08; dir. of a number of subsidiary lines of the Pa. R. R. Co .; inspector of the Phila. Co. Prison, and secy. and pres. of its Board, '88-c6; memb. Hist. Soc. of Pa .; memb. Pa. Soc. Sons of the Rev .; d. Bryn Mawr, Pa., Oct. 4, '08.
*Blanchard, Evan Miles, A. B.
b. Bellefonte, Pa., Jan., 1835; F .; adm. bar, '59; d. Bellefonte, Pa., Nov., '94.
*Bonham, Horace, A. B .; A. M.
b. York, Pa., Nov. 25, 1835; F .; Phi Kappa Sigma; adm. bar, York Co., Pa., '59; ed. York Republican, '60-'61; Int. Rev. Assessor 15th Pa. Dist., '62-'66; studied art in Paris and Munich; artist and poet '68- ; d. York, Pa., Mar. 7, '92.
*Clarke, Rev. John Peterson, A. B.
b. Phila., Pa., Dec. 9, 1824; F .; tea. W. T. S. '58-'60; P. T. S. '60-'61 ; ord. Pby. Huntingdon, Oct. 2, '61; ss. Phillipsburg, Morris and Moshanon, Pa., '61-'63; ss. Moshanon, '63-'65; p. Doe Run, Pa., '66-'68; ss. and p. Little Valley, Pa., '68-'73; p. 2nd Ch., Mansfield and Dan- ville, N. J., '73-'81 ; p. Stillwater and Swartswood, N. J., '81-'96; res. Hackensack, N. J., '96-'08; d. Hackensack, N. J., Feb. 17, '08.
*Corss, Charles, A. B .; A. M.
b. Kingston, Pa., July 20, 1837; W .; Delta Kappa Epsilon; J. O .; Valedic .; tut. Laf., '58-'59; Master's oration, '59; adm. bar, Northamp- ton Co., Pa., Apr. 16, '60; lawyer, Lock Haven, Pa., '60-'04; travelled Europe, Egypt and Palestine; d. Kingston, Pa., Nov. 28, '04.
*Freeman, Rev. David Kerr, A. B .; A. M .; D. D. (Laf. '85).
b. Blairstown, N. J., Oct., 1830; F .; Delta Kappa Epsilon ; Hon. Philos .. oration ; Theol. Sem., Danville, Ky., '58-'61 ; p. Harmony, N. J., '62-'70; p. Mendham, N. J., '70-'74; p. Washburn St. Ch., Scranton, Pa., '74- '82; in Europe '80; p. Huntingdon, Pa., '82-'07; d. Huntingdon, Pa., June 10, '07.
Grier, William Alexander M., A. B .; A. M.
76 St. James Place, Brooklyn, N. Y. b. Danville, Pa., Dec. 9, 1833; F .; bank teller and cashier, Danville, Pa., '56-'57; managing partner, Pardee, Markle & Grier, Bankers, Hazelton, Pa., '67-'81 ; declined appointment by Pres. Garfield to be Asst. Postmaster General in '81; pres. Corry Radiator Co., '82-'01.
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1856
*Grier, Lemuel Gulliver, A. B .; A. M .; Ph. D. (Laf. '82).
b. Bucks Co., Pa., July 1I, 1831; F .; prin. Birmingham, Pa., Fem. Sem., '60-'87; d. May 9, '87.
*Hamburger, Herman, A. B .; A. M.
b. Phila., Dec. 21, 1837; F .; adm. bar, Phila., Pa., '59; Lieut. and Asst. Adjt. Pa. Cav .; Justice of the Peace; Assoc. Judge, Carbon Co., Pa .; mfr. webbing.
*Heydrick, Rev. David Melville, A. B.
b. Flourtown, Pa., Nov. 11, 1826; F .; P. T. S. '56-'59 ; lic. Pby. Phila., May 12, '59; city missy. Brooklyn, N. Y., '59-64; agt. U. S. Chr. Com., '64-'65 ; City Park missy. Brooklyn, N. Y., '65-'68; Bethlehem missy. Brooklyn, N. Y., '68-'04; d. Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 15, '04.
Hopkins, Washington W., A. B .; A. M. Port Deposit, Md. b. Lancaster Co., Pa., June 5, 1838; F .; Capt. Co. G, 79th Regt. Pa. Vols .; in Civil War, '61-'64; on Staffs of Generals Hooker, Thomas and Sherman; adm. bar, Lancaster, Pa .; Pa. Legis., '70; private secy. to Hon. Jacob Tome, Port Deposit, Md .; treas. Tome Inst .; in Cecil Nat'l. Bank, Port Deposit, Md.
*Kennedy, Francis, A. B .; A. M.
b. Belvidere, N. J., Dec. 22, 1834; W .; Phi Kappa Sigma ; grad. Phila. Col. Pharmacy '59; druggist ; d. Belvidere, N. J., Mar. 24, '66.
*Kerr, Henry David T., A. B .; A. M.
b. Phillipsburg, N. J., July 8, 1836; W .; J. O .; made Laf. his residuary legatee; silk mfr. and inventor; d. New York, Apr., '66.
*Kerr, Joshua Williams, A. B.
b. 1836; W .; Delta Kappa Epsilon; d. in south, Mar. 24, '57.
*Logan, Samuel Gordon, A. B.
F .; Lat. Salut .; lawyer, Wilmington, Del .; in Del. Regt .; master orator in '59; d. July 14, '08.
*McCormick, Robert M., A. B.
F .; Phi Kappa Sigma; lawyer; Capt. Co. G, 18th Regt. Pa. Cav., '61 ; killed by guerillas, Bardstown, Ky., Dec. 29, '64.
*Patterson, Rev. Joseph Alexander, A. B.
b. Pleasant View, Pa., Apr. 14, 1834; F .; P. T. S. '57-'60; ord. Pby. Huntingdon, June 12, '60; ss. Rockwell Falls and Conklingville, N. Y., '60-'62; p. Lick Run, Pa., '62-'64; d. Jacksonville, Pa., Dec. 30, '64. 8
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*Reidy, Rev. Owen, A. B .; A. M.
b. Lehigh Co., Pa., Sept. 16, 1827; F .; P. T. S. '56-'59; tea. S. C., '59-'60; grad. stud. P. T. S. '61; missy. tea., Brooklyn, N. Y., '62; private U. S. A., '62-'63; ord. New Orleans, Apr. 14, '64; chaplain U. S. A., '64-'66; missy. Gretna, La., '66-'72; p. Milan St. Ger. Ch., New Orleans, La., '72-'77; pe. Soniat St. Ger. Ch., New Orleans, '77- '97; d. New Orleans, La., Nov. 4, 'C4.
*Salmon, Rev. James McMurtie, A. B .; A. M.
b. Columbia Co., Pa., Jan. 31, 1825; W .; P. T. S. '56-'57; ord. Pby. Northumberland, May II, '59; ss. and p. Berwick and Briar Creek, Pa., '58-'63; missy. and ss. White House and Eckley, Pa., '63-'70; p. White Haven, Pa., '71-'73; ss. and p. Bangor, Pa., '74-188; ss. Alburtis, Pa., '88-'90; ss. Middle' Smithfield, Pa., '90-'91; ill health ; res. Bangor, Pa .; d. Bangor, Pa., Apr. II, '96.
*Vastine, Charles B., A. B .; A. M .; M. D. (Mo. Med. Col. '59).
b. Williamsport, Pa., June 28, 1836; F .; prof. Physiology, Hom. Med. Col., '67-'74; d. about '02.
*Vastine, Joseph Paxton, A. B .; A. M.
b. Williamsport, Pa., Dec. 21, 1837; F .; adm. bar, St. Louis, Dec., '59; Circuit Atty., '65-'67; Judge, '69-'71 ; d. St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 16, '12.
NON-GRADUATES
*Andrews, Clinton M., A. B.
Ent'd. Soph .; left Sen. yr .; F .; bank cashier, Summerville, N. C .; Maj. Confederate Army; d. of wounds received in battle Aug., '64.
*Ellis, Charles Cox.
In Col. '53-'55; F .; d. Williamsport, Pa., Aug., '55.
*Epstein, Adolphus Henry.
b. Pesth, Hungary, Dec. 25, 1826; political refugee; tea. Blairstown, N. J., '50-'51 ; in Col. '52-'54; F .; tea. Columbia, S. C .; stud. Theol. Sem., Columbia, S. C., '54-'56; d. March 30, '56.
*Green, Edward H.
b. Easton, Pa., 1838; in Col. Soph. Jun .; F .; iron mfr .; pres. South Easton Passenger Ry .; pres. Town Council, '73; d. Jan. 27, '79.
*Jordon, James T.
In Col. Fresh. Soph .; W .; law in view; d. early.
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*Perry, Van Lear, A. B .; M. D. (Jeff. Med. Col. '59).
b. Cumberland, Md., Apr. 30, 1837; in Col. 2 yrs .; W .; Phi Kappa Sigma; in Mo. until the outbreak of the war; in Co. G, 2nd Va. Inf., Stonewall Brigade; on account of special chemical knowledge detailed for laboratory work at Petersburg, W. Va., and Lincolnton, N. C .; at close of war retired as asst. surg. 57th Va. Regt. C. S. A .; supt. and surg. Nevassa, W. I., '65-'66; Wyckliffs, Va., '66; Buckeystown, Md., '67; Harper's Ferry, Va .; d. of yellow fever, Navassa, W. I., Oct. 26, '69.
*Shoemaker, Nathan D.
b. Forty Fort, Pa., Dec. 5, 1835; in Col. Fresh. Soph .; W .; Phi Kappa Sigma; farmer ; d. July 6, '62.
*Stewart, David Walker.
b. Huntingdon Co., Pa., Sept. 23, 1830; W .; Phi Kappa Sigma; lumber merch .; d. Huntingdon Co., Pa., Apr. 24, '74.
*Sullivan, John M.
b. Ireland, 1829; W .; Pres. min. in view; d. Huntingdon, Pa., May 3, '56.
Swing, George Wesley. Vineland, N. J.
b. Pittsgrove, N. J., May 19, 1830; in Col. I term; tea. '62; Capt. Co. H, 12th N. J. Regt .; farmer; tea .; dry goods merch .; fire and life ins. bus .; Justice of Peace ; secy. Bd. of Health; auth. and publ. "Notes on Gettysburg;" "Report of Work Among the Jews."
1857
GRADUATES
Barnard, Rev. Joseph Harrison, A. B .; D. D. (Hanover Col. '87). Madison, Ind.
b. Pleasant View, Pa., Feb. 9, 1838; Lat. Salut .; F .; Delta Kappa Epsilon ; P. T. S. '57-'60; ord. Pby. Huntingdon, June 12, '60; p. Birmingham, Tyrone and Logan's Valley, Pa., '60; p. Bellefonte, Pa., '61-'66; p. Waukesha, Wis., '66-'70; p. Kankakee, Ill., '70-'77; p. Mus- catine, Ia., '77-'84; p. 2d Ch., Madison, Ind., '84-'04.
*Boyd, John Alexander Montgomery, A. B.
b. Northumberland Co., Pa., 1835; F .; coal bus. Phila .; d. Phila., Pa., July, 94.
*Budd, Whitfield Hunt, A. B .; A. M.
b. Budd's Lake, N. J., Oct. 26, 1831 ; F .; tea .; d. La., Aug. 25, '68.
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*Burrows, Rev. John, A. B .; A. M .; D. D. (Laf. '86).
b. Nottingham, Eng., Dec. 25,, 183r; F .; P. T. S. '58-'61; ord. Pby. Raritan, Nov. 26, '61 ; p. Amwell, N. J., '61-'68; p. Milford, N. J., '68- '73; p. Williamsport, Pa., '73-'84; p. Olean, N. Y., '84-'88; p. Chester, N. Y., '89-'94; d. Chester, N. Y., Apr. 10, '94.
Cline, Rev. Enoch Clarke, A. B .; A. M. Phillipsburg, N. J. b. Uniontown, N. J., Jan. 3, 1835; W .; Delta Kappa Epsilon; tea. and law stu., '57-'59; P. T. S. '59-'62; ss. Doe Run, Pa., '62-'63; ord. Pby. Newton, July 7, '63; chapl. IIth N. J. Regt. Vol., '63-'65; ss. and p. Oxford, N. J., '65-'87; p. Westminster Ch., Phillipsburg, N. J., '87- '03; p. emer. '03- .
*Craft, Rev. David, A. B .; D. D.
b. Carmel, N. Y., Oct. 3, 1832; W .; Delta Kappa Epsilon; prin. Susq. Col. Inst., Towanda, Pa., '57-'58; P. T. S. '59-'60; ord. Pby. Susque- hanna, Aug. 31, '62; ss. and p. Wyalusing and Terrytown, Pa., '60-'91 ; chapl. Co. A, 14Ist Regt. Pa. Vol., '62; p. Lawrenceville, Pa., '91-'98; ss. Antrim, Pa., '91-'98; res. Angelica, N. Y., '99-'08; author "History of Wyalusing, Pa .; " "History of Bradford Co., Pa .; " "History of Sullivan's Campaign Against Western Indians;" "History of 14Ist Regt. Pa. Vols .; " "History of City of Scranton;" d. Angelica, N. Y., Sept. 18, '08.
Freeman, Rev. Samuel Alden, A. B .; A. M .; D. D. (Laf. '89). Westernville, N. Y. b. Hanover, N. H., Jan. 25, 1833; W .; Delta Kappa Epsilon ; Valedic. : Phi Beta Kappa; P. T. S. '58-'61 ; ord. Pby. Monmouth, Oct. 22, '61 ; ss. and p. Manasquan, N. J., '61-'68; ss. and p. Honeoye Falls, N. Y., '69-'91 ; p. Cong. Ch., Naperville, Ill., '91-'95; p. Presb. Ch., Lyndon- ville, N. Y., '96-'08; p. Westernville, N. Y., '08- ; memb. Natl. Geogr. Soc .; auth. Memorial discourses, verses, etc.
*Greer, James Rich, A. B .; A. M.
b. Greer's Corners, Pa., Oct. 27, 1833; F .; tea .; adm. bar, Doylestown, Pa., '62; d. Phila., Pa., Mar. 24, '07.
*Hammond, Charles, A. B .; A. M.
b. Wellsburg, W. Va., Mar. 5, 1836; F .; Delta Kappa Epsilon; adm. bar, Mo., '60; memb. Constl. Conv., Mo., '75; memb. Mo. Legis., '76; City Atty .; Judge; memb. City Council, Salisbury, Mo., -'97; d. Salis- bury, Mo., Dec. 30, '97.
*Howard, Thomas Barber, A. B.
b. Union County, Pa., Dec., 1836; F .; Phi Kappa Sigma ; hon. oration ; tea .; law in view; d. Denmark, Tenn., July 17, '59.
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*Jones, Isaac Thomas, A. B.
b. West River, Md., Dec. 2, 1838; F .; Phi Kappa Sigma; lawyer ; memb. Md. Legis., '67-'68; Asso. Judge, Fifth Circuit, Md., '82-'99 ; Chief Judge and a member of the Md. Court of Appeals, '99-'07; d. Elk Ridge, Md., Jan. 10, '07.
*Kennedy, William, A. B .; A. M.
b. Easton, Pa., Sept. 21, 1838; W .; Phi Kappa Sigma; adm. bar, '59; editor ; private in 126th Regt. U. S. A. Vols., '62-'63; Asst. Assessor U. S. Int. Rev., '67; Alumni orator, '70; Pottsville, Pa., '74- ; d. Pottsville, Pa., Feb. 10, '93.
*Laughlin, James Alexander, A. B .; A. M.
b. Cumberland Co., Pa., July 18, 1835; ent'd. Col. from Dickinson ; W .; Phi Kappa Sigma; secy. and treas. Hibben Dry Goods Co., Cin- cinnati, O., for thirty yrs .; d. Cincinnati, O., July 21, '10.
*Liggett, Rev. John Albert, A. B .; D. D. (Laf. '85).
b. Brandywine, Pa., Nov. 1, 1834; F .; Delta Kappa Epsilon; J. O .; Salut .; Phi Beta Kappa; grad. Danville Theol. Sem. '61 ; p. Critten- den, Ky., '61-'64; p. Rahway, N. J., '64- ; Alumni orator, '76; d. May 26, '02.
*Mckinney, Rev. William Wilson, A. B .; D. D. (Laf. and Wooster Univ. '87); LL. D. (Washington Col., Tenn., '01).
b. Boalsburg, Pa., Mar. 14, 1837; F .; W. T. S. '58-'61; lic. Pby. Ohio, Apr., '60; ord. Pby. Allegheny, Oct. 29, '61; p. Centre, Pa., '61-'65; p. Kingston, O., '68-'72; p. Finleyville, Pa., '72-'77 ; p. Conneautville, Pa., '77-'83; ed. Family Treasure, '65-'67; ed. Presbyterian Observer, Balt., Md., '85-'88; ed. Presbyterian, Phila., '89-'05; p. Rutledge, Pa., '90-'05; author "A Memoir of Rev. David Mckinney, D. D."; d. Rut . ledge, Pa., Sept. 25, '05.
*Moore, Rev. Samuel Miller, A. B .; D. D. (Hampden Sidney Col. '75; and William and Mary Col. '77).
b. Norristown, Pa., Sept. 15, 1834; F .; Un. Theol. Sem., Richmond, Va .; P. T. S. '58-'59; ord. Pby. Huntingdon, Dec. 6, '59; p. Pine Grove, Pa., '59-'63; p. Bald Eagle, Pa., '60-'622 p. Alexandria, Pa., '63-'70; p. Tyrone, Pa., '70-'87; res. Tyrone, Pa .; d. Tyrone, Pa., Oct. 14, '95.
*Pomeroy, Rev. John Jay, A. B .; A. M .; D. D. (Laf. '85).
b. Roxbury, Pa., Sept. 8, 1834; F .; Delta Kappa Epsilon ; tea. ; P. T. S. '58-'61 ; ord. Pby. Lewes, Nov. 28, '61 ; p. Dover, Del., '61-'62; chapl. 3rd Pa. Reserves, '62-'64; ss. Mechanicsburg, Pa., '64; chapl. 198th Pa. Regt., '64-'65; p. Upper Octorara, Pa., '65-'78; p. Ist Ch., Rahway, N. J., '78-'84; p. Central Ch., Chambersburg, Pa., '84-'89; trustee Laf., '88-'89; d. Chambersburg, Pa., Dec. I, '89.
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*Pratt, Benjamin Horatio, A. B .; A. M.
b. Taunton, Mass., Aug. 10, 1834; F .; dentist 8 yrs .; tea. 3 yrs .; book- seller 3 yrs .; ed. Scranton, Pa., '71- ; d. Scranton, Pa., Dec., '98.
*Roller, William Calvin, A. B .; M. D. (Jeff. Med. Col. '61).
b. Williamsburg, Pa., Mar. 6, 1838; W .; Phi Kappa Sigma; asst. surg. 3rd and 23rd Pa. Regts., U. S. Vols., '61-'65; pres. Hollidays- burg, Pa., Sch. Bd .; memb. Pa. Med. Soc .; d. Hollidaysburg, Pa., Mar. II, '97.
Shearer, Rev. George Lewis, A. B .; A. M .; D. D. (Laf. '83). 523 W. 12Ist St., New York City. b. Dillsburg, Pa., Oct. 16, 1835; F .; hon. oration; Phi Beta Kappa; tea. Monroeville, Ala., '57-'59; tea. Academia, Pa., '59-'61; P. T. S. '61-'64; organized sch. for contrabands; ministered to wounded as army missy., Washington, D. C .; ord. 2nd Pby. Phila., Oct. 3, '65; dist. secy. Am. Tract Soc., Phila., Pa., '64-'65; reorganized its work in the Southern States, Richmond, Va., '65-'68; asst. secy. ib., N. Y. City, '68-'72; secy. ib. N. Y. City, '72-'08; secy. emeritus, '08- ; trustee Laf., '90-'96; chmn. Exec. Com. of Soc. for Providing Evangelical Literature for the Blind; auth. "The Morning Hour;" "The Evening Hour."
Snodgrass, Robert, A. B .; A. M. Harrisburg, Pa. b. Dauphin Co., Pa., Oct. 21, 1836; W .; Delta Kappa Epsilon; hon. oration ; Phi Beta Kappa; dept. clk. Hardy Co., Va., '60-'62; adm. bar, May 5, '63; tea. 3 yrs .; U. S. Commisr., '67-'70; Prothonotary Supreme Ct. Pa., Middle Dist., '70-'82; Dep. Atty. Gen. Pa., '82-'87 ; in Europe, '88; solic. Northn. Cent. Ry. Co .; memb. Pa. State Bd. of Law Exam- iners ; pres. Pa. Bar Assn., '07-'08; trustee Laf., '92- ; Commissioner for Pa. for the Promotion of Uniformity of Legislation in the U. S., '09.
Stephens, John W., A. B. Winnebago, Minn. b. New London, Pa., Jan. 27, 1838; F .; prof. Parsons Col., Ia., 3 yrs. ; vice prin. Acad., Anna., Ill., '85- ; tea. Park Col., Mo., '92-'08; retired because of health.
Trippe, Andrew Cross, A. B .; A. M. 347 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Md. b. Baltimore, Md., Nov. 29, 1839; W .; Delta Kappa Epsilon; adm. bar, Baltimore, Md., Nov. 28, '60; priv., Lieut. and Capt. Artil. 2nd Corps, C. S. A .; wounded in battle of Gettysburg; lawyer, Baltimore, Md., '60-'61 and '65- ; Maj. Gen. Md. Div. United Confed. Vets .; Col. and A. D. C. to Govs. McLane and Lloyd of Md .; memb. Md. Hist. Soc .; memb. Soc. Colonial Wars; trustee Laf., '87-'91.
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