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*Vansant, Edward Newton, A. B.
b. Yardleyville, Pa., Aug. 15, 1834; F .; Phi Kappa Sigma; hon. ora- tion ; lawyer; d. Phila., Pa., Oct. 17, '63.
*Vincent, Henry Clay.
b. Sept., 1835; F .; tea .; studied law ; d. Milton, Pa., Nov. 4, '58.
Wilhelm, Rev. John C., A. B. 5133 Thompson St., Phila., Pa. b. Fannettsburg, Pa., Feb. 13, 1835; W .; Delta Kappa Epsilon; tea .; P. T. S. '58-'61 ; ss. and tea. Rome and Pottsville, Pa., '61-'63; ss. and tea. Williamsport, Md., '63-64; ord. Pby. Carlisle, Dec. 12, '64; priv. U. S. A., '64-'65; chapl. U. S. A., '65; ss. and tea. York Sulphur Springs, Pa., '66; ss. Elwood and Batsto, N. J., '67; tea. Shippensburg, Pa., '68; p. Schellsburg, Pa., '69-'71; ss. and p. in Pa., '71-'79; ss. Saxton and Yellow Creek, Pa., '79-'83; withdrew from Presby Ch. Sept. 6, '83; tea. Petersburgh, Pa., '84; tea. Riddlesburg, Pa., '85; p. Burnt Cabins, Pa., M. E. Ch., '86-'87; p. Emporium Circuit, '88-'89; p. Westport, Pa., '90-'93; p. Mill Hall, Pa., '93-'98; p. Utahville, Pa., '98-'99; p. Benton, Pa., '99-'02; p. Johnstown Ch. (Fishing Creek), Pa., '02-'05; p. Park Place and Delano, Pa., '05-'07; res. Phila., Pa.
*Wright, Rev. Washington Orr, A. B .; A. M.
b. Ballymoney, Ireland, June 12, 1826; F .; tea .; P. T. S. '60-'63; ord. Pby. Huntingdon, June 15, '64; ss. and p. Phillipsburg and Morris, Pa., '63-'68; ss. and p. Milesburgh, Moshanon and Snow Shoe, Pa., '68-'83; ss. Buffalo Run, '78-'80; ss. Morrisdale and Kylertown, Pa., '83-'84; ss. Milesburg, Lick Run and Hublersburg, Pa., '84-'90; ss. Milesburg, Moshanon and Snow Shoe, Pa., '90-'99; res. Phila .; d. Phila., Pa., Aug. 23, '00.
NON-GRADUATES
Apgar, William F.
b. Mt. Pleasant, N. J., Nov. 10, 1830; W .; adm. bar, N. Y., Dec. 18, '57; notary public; lawyer.
Apple, Samuel Abner. Hyde Park, N. Y. b. Easton, Pa., Aug. 26, 1838; in Col. Fresh. Soph. Jun .; F .; tea. '56-'61 ; served through war; Ist Sergt. Co. B, 5Ist Regt. Pa. Vols .; farmer.
*Bender, George H.
b. Easton, Pa., Feb. 5, 1838; in Col. Fresh. Soph .; W .; leather mfr .; d. Phila., Pa., Dec. 5, '77.
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*Crane, Jesse Howell.
b. Easton, Pa., June 23, 1839; W .; served on Topeka Guards, Kansas Vols., in defending Lawrence, Kan., from demolition, '55; merch .; publ. "Court Records of Kansas"; d. Kansas.
#Everett, William Smiley, A. M.
b. Fannettsburg, Pa., June 22, 1832; W .; adm. bar, Chambersburg, Pa., '57; lecturer ; Hall orator, Wash. Lit. Soc., '87; d. Chicago, Il1., about '95.
*Findley, Joseph Robinson.
In Col. Soph. Jun .; W .; Capt. 49th Regt. Pa .; distinguished at storm- ing of Fort Wagner; lawyer, St. Louis, Mo .; d. Aug. 24, '03.
Hayes, Robert Foster, A. M. (Laf. '65); M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '58). Freeport, Ill.
b. Mifflinburg, Pa., 1822; in Col. Soph. yr .; F.
*Kennedy, Henry Martyn.
b. Stewartsville, N. J., Sept. 21, 1836; in Col. Soph. and part of Jun. yr .; W .; Delta Kappa Epsilon ; d. Stewartsville, N. J., Dec. 15, '57.
Smith, Samuel. Cumberland, Md.
b. Cumberland, Md., Feb. 16, 1837; in Col. Fresh .; W. Phi Kappa Sigma; Soph. at Jeff. Col .; adm. bar, Md., '59; practised law 2 yrs. when failure of eyesight compelled him to abandon his profession.
Werntz, A. J.
Tea. Donaldsville, Pa.
1858 GRADUATES
*Baldwin, Neilson Abeel, A. B .; A. M .; M. D. (Yale '67).
b. Flatbush, N. Y., Feb. 28, 1839; W .; Phi Kappa Sigma; surg. 173rd N. Y. Vols., '62-'65; surg. N. G. N. Y., '66-'70; health inspector, Brooklyn, N. Y., '71; police surg., Brooklyn, '73-'75; Fellow Am. Acad. Med .; d. Brooklyn, N. Y., Aug. 29, '06.
Cain, Rev. William Henry, A. B .; A. M.
b. Taneytown, Md., Nov. 14, 1834; F .; P. T. S. '58-'61 ; missy. Solano Co., Cal., '61-'62; ss. Ione City, Cal., '62-'63; tea. Healdsburg, Cal., '63; ord. Pby. Stockton, Apr. I, '63; ss. Bloomfield, Cal., '63-'64; ss. Yreka and Scott's Valley, Cal., '64-'67; agt. Occident, San Fran- cisco, Cal., '67-'71; agt. Am. SS. Union, San Francisco, '71-'72; S. Sch. missy. Westchester Co., N. Y., '73-'74.
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*Cline, John Wesley, A. B .; A. M.
b. Harmony, N. J., July 7, 1832; W .; Drew Theol. Sem .; Boston Univ. Sch. of Theol .; P. T. S. '77-'78; lic. Pby. Newton, Apr. 10, '78; lic. recalled Apr. 12, '82; res. Harmony, N. J., '78-'92; res. Mt. Airy, Phila., Pa .; res. Belvidere, N. J .; d. Belvidere, N. J., Mar. II, '04.
Coffin, Rev. Selden Jennings, A. B .; A. M .; Ph. D. (Hanover Col. '76). Easton, Pa. b. Ogdensburg, N. Y., Aug. 3, 1838; F .; Eng. Salut .; Phi Beta Kappa; tea. '58-'61; P. T. S. '61-'64; ord. Pby. Lehigh, Jan. 6, '74; tut. Laf., '64-'66; adj. prof. Math., Laf., '66-'72; prof. Math. and Astron., Laf., '72-'86; registrar, Laf., '86-'04; prof. Astron., retired, 04- ; secy. Laf. Alumni Assocn., '59-'05; Fellow Am. Assocn. Adv. S .; memb. Mora- vian, Trinity, Pa., and Northampton Co. Hist Socs .; completed J. H. Coffin's "Winds of the Globe"; compiled "The Men of Lafayette"; revised "Olmstead's Astronomy."
Dean, Rev. Oliver Stone, A. B .; D. D. (Laf. '88).
317 Pennington Ave., Passaic, N. J. b. Patterson, N. Y., Oct. 13, 1835; F .; Valedic .; Phi Beta Kappa ; tea. Towanda, Pa., '59-'61 ; P. T. S. '61-'63; ord. Congl. Ch., July 6, '64; ss. and p. Congl. Ch., Roxbury, Mass., '63-'67; p. Ist Ch., Kalamazoo, Mich., '67-'73; ss. Plymouth Ch., Indianapolis, Ind., '73-'77; p. Mil- ford, Mass., '77-'83 ; p. Winthrop Ch., Holbrook, Mass., '83-'91 ; abroad 16 yrs .; ss. Presb. Ch., Patterson, N. Y., '93-'c9.
*Dean, Rev. William Hawley, A. B.
b. Patterson, N. Y., July 9, 1833; F .; tea. High Sch., Easton, Pa., '58-'59; co-prin. Susquehanna Col. Inst., Towanda, Pa., '59-'60; P. T. S. '60-'63; ss. Green Hill, Del., '63; ord. Pby. Long Island, May 3, '64; ss. and p. Amagansett, L. I., '63-'66; ss. and p. Congl. Ch., Bridge- water, Conn., '66-'71; ss. Orange, N. J., '71-'75; ss. Ist Presb. Ch., Brooklyn, Cal., '75-'80; missy. Tucson, Ariz., '80; d. Tucson, Ariz., July 13, '80.
*Du Bois, Frank Latta, A. B .; A. M .; M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '62).
b. New London, Pa., Oct. 21, 1837 ; F .; Phi Kappa Sigma; hon. ora- tion; Phi Beta Kappa; surg. U. S. Navy, '62- ; Fellow. Am. Acad. Med .; d. Feb. 24, '95.
Grier, Isaac Xavier, A. B .; A. M. Danville, Pa. b. Danville, Pa., Dec. 27, 1835; F .; Zeta Psi; J. O .; adm. bar, '61; dir. First National Bank, Danville, Pa .; dir. Mahoning Rolling Mill Co .; dir. North Branch Steel Co .; dir. Danville Bridge Co .; trustee State Hosp. for Insane of Northern Pa.
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Hays, Edgar Wilson, A. B. Bunker Hill, Ill.
b. Phila., Pa., Jan. 30, 1837; W .; J. O .; Zeta Psi; in 7th Regt. Pa. Reserves; adm. bar, Carlisle, Pa., '65.
McCormick, Charles Stewart, A. B .; A. M. Lock Haven, Pa.
b. Lock Haven, Pa., Nov. 6, 1835; F .; Zeta Psi; J. O .; adm. bar, Lock Haven, Pa., '60; master orator, '61; prosecuting atty., '65-'68.
*Miller, Jacob Augustus, A. B .; A. M .; M. D.
b. Lancaster, Pa., Aug. 5, 1836; F .; Zeta Psi; asst. phys. Pa. State Hosp., Harrisburg, Pa., '62; asst. surg. 2nd R. I. Regt., '62; druggist, '66- ; secy. Pa. Pharmaceutical Assn., '78- ; d. Apr. 27, '08.
*Salmon, Rev. Clark, A. B .; A. M.
b. Light Street, Pa., Jan. 11, 1827; W .; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Lat. Salut. ; P. T. S. '59-'62; ss. Wyalusing, Pa., '62-'63; tea. Lock Haven, Pa., '64; ord. Pby. Susquehanna, Jan. 27, '66; ss. Orwell and Rome, Pa., '64-'69; p. Meshoppen, Pa., '69-'76; p. Mehoopany Creek, Pa., '71-'76; ss. Prairie City, Ill., '76-'79; ss. Webb City, Mo., '79-'83; res. Canton, Pa., '84-'90; d. Canton, Pa., Jan. 28, '90.
*Slough, Granville Brobst, M. D. (Jeff. Med. Col. '61).
b. South Easton, Pa., Sept. 5, 1839; F .; asst. surg. U. S. Navy, '61-'65; phys. Easton, Pa .; retired from prac. '80; d. Easton, Pa., Nov. 27, '99.
NON-GRADUATES
*Alden, William Livingston, A. M.
b. Williamstown, Mass., Oct. 9, 1837; Laf. '54-'57; W .; Delta Kappa Epsilon ; Jeff. Col. '57-'58; studied law with William M. Evarts; adm. bar, N. Y., May 2, '60; leader writer N. Y. Citizen, Times, World, Graphic, etc., '65-'85; U. S. Consul Gen. at Rome, '85-'89; decorated by King Humbert in '90 as Chevalier of the Order of the Crown of Italy; leader writer on Paris Herald, '90-'93; and in London, '93-'07; author of numerous books; first Commander Amer. Canoe Assocn .; d. Buffalo, N. Y., Jan. 14, '08.
*Alexander, Rev. William, D. D. (Wooster Univ. '76); LL. D. (Wash & Jeff. Col. '02).
b. Shirleysburg, Pa., Dec. 18, 1831; Laf. '54-'57; F .; Delta Kappa Epsilon; stud. Jeff. Col., '57-'58; P. T. S., '58-'61; ss. Spruce Creek, Pa., '61; ord. Pby. Northumberland, June 10, '62; p. Lycoming, Pa., '62-'63; ss. Waukesha, Wis., and pres. Carroll Col., '63-'65; p. Beloit, Wis., '65-'69; p. San Jose, Cal., '69-'71; pres. City College, San Fran- cisco, Cal., '71-'74; p. Centreville, Cal., '74-'78; prof. New Test. Exe-
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gesis, San Francisco Theol. Sem., '71-'76; prof. Ch. Hist., and Introd. to the Bible, ib., '76-'06; ss. and p. Dixon, Cal., '81-'85; memb. Amer. Soc. Ch. Hist .; ed. Presb. and Ref'd. Rev .; ed. Magasine of Christian Literature; author "Frailty of Man;" "The School Question;" "Creeds, Their Origin, Use and Abuse;" "Commentaries on Internat'l. S. Sch. Lessons '81-'84;" "Letters against the Repeal of the Sunday Laws of California ;" "Letters on the Failure of Romanism;" "A Short History of the Presbyterian Church;" "The Eldership;" "The Origin, Aim and Work of the Theol. Seminary;" "Is Revision of the Confession of Faith Desirable ?; " "The Higher Criticism;" d. San Anselmo, Cal., June 28, '06.
*Baldwin, John Remsen.
b. Flatlands, N. Y., Feb. 28, 1839; in Col. Fresh. Soph .; W .; clk. and cashier ; merch. Morristown, N. J., '76- ; d. '83.
*Burke, Joseph R.
W .; in 15th Regt. Pa. Cav .; salesman ; d. Easton, Pa., Mar. 31, '95.
Coombs, Edwin.
Elmer, N. J. b. Pittsgrove Twp., N. J., Oct. 3, 1834; in Col. '55-'56; W .; tea .; con- veyancer ; invalid.
Cooper, Robert Milo. Osborne, Kan.
b. Yeagertown, Pa., Feb. 1, 1835; F .; tea .; Justice at Fairview, N. J .; private 183rd Pa. Regt .; farmer, Lewistown, Pa., '57-'78; went to Kansas.
*Downey, William B.
b. 1837; in Col. part Fresh. yr .; W .; ed. Loudoun Republican; d. Loudoun Mills, Va., Mar. 9, '73.
*Gamble, Rev. Samuel Landis, A. M. (Laf. '75).
b. Dry Run, Pa., Aug. 10, 1828; Laf. '54-'57; F .; Delta Kappa Epsilon ; Jeff. Col. '57-'58; P. T. S. '58-'61 ; ord. Pby. Albany, Aug. 29, '61 ; p. New Scotland, N. Y., '61-'67; ss. Hamiltonville, N. Y., '61-'62; ss. Ist Ch., Bethlehem, N. Y., '63-'67; p. Stillwater, N. Y., '68-'70; p. Refd. Dutch Ch., Guilderland, N. Y., '70-'75; ss. Ist Ch., Pekin, Il1., '85-'90; ss. Constantine, Mich., '90-'91; ss. Presb. Ch., Gardner, I11., '90-'93; d. Riverside, Ill., Mar. 18, '95.
Grunder, Henry W.
b. Germany; F .; reared in Darien, N. Y.
Hackett, Samuel Holland.
Easton, Pa.
b. Easton, Pa., Mar. 22, 1840; in Col. Fresh. yr .; W .; U. S. Naval Acad., Annapolis, Md., '55-'59; broker, Easton, Pa.
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*Harkness, William, A. M. (Laf. '65); M. D. (N. Y. '62); LL. D. (Roches- ter Univ. '74).
b. Ecclefechan, Scotland, Dec. 17, 1837; in Col. '54-'56; F .; Delta Kappa Epsilon, Univ. of Rochester; grad. Univ. Rochester '58; made address at laying of corner-stone of Laf. Astron. Observ., '64; ent'd. scientific service of U. S. Govt., '61; U. S. Naval Observatory, '62- ; Prof. Maths. and Lieut. Commander, '63-'65; Commander, '72; Capt., '78; discovered "1474" line in solar corona during eclipse of Aug. 7, '69; in charge of Transit of Venus Expedition to cape of Good Hope, '74-'75; Astron. Dir. U. S. Naval Observatory, '94-'99; dir. U. S. Nau- tical Almanac, '97-'99; retired with rank Rear Admiral, Dec. 17, '99; author numerous monographs on Magnetism and Astronomy; memb. of several scientific societies ; d. '02.
*Hixson, Joseph R., A. M. (Laf. '74).
b. N. J., 1840; in Col. Fresh. Soph .; W .; merch. and tea. N. Y. and N. J. until '72; R. R. bus., '72- ; gen. eastern frt. agt. Chicago, Mil- waukee, and St. Paul R. R .; d. Elizabeth, N. J., July 24, 'OI.
*Lanning, John.
b. 1836; in Col. 3 yrs .; W .; grad. Union Col. '58; Pa. Legis .; mfr. Wilkes-Barre, Pa .; d. Sept. 27, '09.
*Long, Hiram, A. M. (Laf. '64); M. D. (N. Y. '59).
b. Upper Mt. Bethel, Pa., Apr. 3, 1831; in Col. Fresh. Soph .; F .; surg. 205th Pa .; asst. surg. 173rd Pa .; d. Apr. 24, '03.
*Lowrie, Rev. Newell Samuel.
b. Jerseytown, Pa., Jan. 27, 1832; F .; Fresh. Soph., pt. Jun .; grad. Jeff. Col. '58; W. T. S. '58-'60; P. T. S. '60-'61 ; lic. Pby. Saltsburg, '60; ord. Pby. of Erie, Oct. 22, '62; ss. and p. Conneautville, Pa., '60- '68; p. Gorham, N. Y., '68-'86; p. O'Neil, Neb., and out stations, '86- 'oo; honorably retired; author "Sermons on War, Temperance, Sab- bath, etc."; d. Mar. 12, '12.
"Marsh, Edwin Washington, A. M .; M. D. (Buffalo Med. Col. '66).
b. Bethany, N. Y., Feb. 22, 1831 ; F .; phys. Buffalo, N. Y .; d. Darien, N. Y., Jan. 4, '77.
Mateer, William Ross. Morgan St., St. Louis, Mo.
F .; prof. Math. St. Charles Col., Mo., '66-'69; Indian Agt., '76- .
"Raub, John Angle, A. M. (Laf. '64); M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '62).
b. Blairstown, N. J., Mar. 15, 1835; F .; phys. Phila., Pa .; d. Sept. 28, '97.
*Van Syckel, Chester Butler, A. M.
b. Union, N. J., June 6, 1838; F .; grad. Prin. Col. '59; adm. bar, Nov. 5, '63; lawyer ; d. Fleming, N. J., Mar. 3, '07.
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GRADUATES
Benedict, Rev. Benjamin Gilbert, A. B .; A. M.
b. Patterson, N. Y., Dec. 6, 1838; F .; Delta Kappa Epsilon; hon. Philos. oration; tea .; P. T. S. '63-'66; ord. Pby. Hudson, Oct. 24, '66; p. Hope- well, N. Y., '66-'70; ss. Ref'd. Dutch Ch., Canastota, N. Y., '70-'71 ; ss. 2nd Presb. Ch., Washingtonville, N. Y., '71-'74; tea. Brooklyn, '76-'01.
#Boyd, James Penny, A. B .; A. M.
b. Fairfield, Pa., Dec. 20, 1836; F .; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Valedic .; tea. Acad., Chestnut Level, Pa., '59-'60; adm. bar, Lancaster, Pa., '62; asso. with Hon. Thaddeus Stevens, '64-'68; staff Press, Phila., Pa., '68; mang. ed. ib., '69-'72; ed. Examiner and Herald, Lancaster, Pa., '72; ed. People's Journal, Phila., Pa., '73-'84; lawyer, Phila., Pa., '84- ; ed., reader and reviser, Hist. Pub. Co., Phila., '01-'08; ed. and auth. of numerous books; d. Scranton, Pa., Dec. 2, '10.
*Castles, Joseph, A. B.
b. Juniata Co., Pa., May 20, 1836; F .; Delta Kappa Epsilon ; tea .; law student; Ist Lieut. Co. D, 7th Regt. Pa. Cav., U. S. A., '61; d. in service at Mumfordsville, Ky., Mar. 13, '62.
*Dentler, Henry Clay, A. B.
b. McEwensville, Pa .; F .; Phi Kappa Sigma; lawyer; Lieut. and Aide-de-Camp Pa. Inf. U. S. Vols .; Ist Sergt. N. Y. Artil. Civil War ; Soldiers' Home, Leavenworth, Kan., '04.
*Ferriday, Joseph Charles, A. B .; A. M.
b. Natchez, Miss., Apr. 5, 1840; W .; planter; d. Dec. 18, '94.
*Ferriday, Rev. William Calvin, A. B .; A. M.
b. Concordia, La., Nov. 13, 1838; W .; P. T. S. '60-'62; ord. Pby. Carlisle, Apr. 9, '62; chapl. 12Ist Pa. Regt., '62-'63; p. Middletown, Pa., '63-'64; ss. Newport, Pa., '64-'66; in Easton, Pa., '66-'67; in bus. South Bethlehem, '69-'83; dropped from roll of Pby. Sept. 16, '79; postmaster Cedar Keys, Fla., '90- ; d. Cedar Keys, Fla., Mar. 27, '95.
*Fowler, Rev. John, A. B .; A. M.
b. Holmesburg, Pa., Nov. 18, 1835; F .; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Salut .; P. T. S. '59-'62; lic. 2nd Pby. Phila., May 22, '62; missy. Vt., '62; ss. 2nd Ch., Norristown, Pa., '62-'63; ss. Bensalem and Aurora, Pa., '63-'66; d. Holmesburg, Pa., Nov. 30, '66.
*Gillespie, Thomas Bradun, A. B. Principio, Md. b. Cecil County, Md., Aug. 12, 1838; F .; Phi Kappa Sigma ; farmer ; sch. and Co. Commisr.
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Hays, Joseph Henry, A. B .; A. M .; M. D. (Jeff. Med. Col.). Lock Haven, Pa. b. Watsontown, Pa., Apr. 9, 1841; W .; Phi Kappa Sigma; surg. 90th Regt. Pa. Vols., '62-'65.
Hetrich, Frank Davis, A. B .; A. M. U. S. Mint, San Francisco, Cal. b. Easton, Pa., Oct. 10, 1839; W .; Phi Kappa Sigma; Lieut. 9th Pa. Inf., '61; Chf. Assayer U. S. Mints, Denver, Carson, New Orleans, and San Francisco, '63- .
*Martin, Joseph, A. B.
b. Mt. Bethel, Pa., June 29, 1830; F .; Delta Kappa Epsilon; tea. Stroudsburg, Pa., '60-'65; asso. prin. High Sch., Easton, Pa., '67- ; d. Aug. 18, '90.
*Stothoff, Henry, A. B.
F .; Delta Kappa Epsilon ; tea .; priv. Co. H, 3rd Regt. N. J. Vol. Mil., '61 : d. Flemington, N. J., May, '62.
Watson, Hampton Carson, A. B .; A. M.
5207 Monte Vista St., Los Angeles, Cal. F Phi Kappa Sigma; lawyer; private 125th Pa. Regt .; agt. P. R. R. many years; Bismark, N. Dak., '84- .
*Weaver, Jacob Weygandt.
b. Plainfield Twp., Pa., June, 1837; F .; 5th and 38th Pa. Mil .; tea. High Sch., Easton, Pa .; d. Easton, Pa., Dec. 13, '00.
*Weeks, James Raymond, A. B .; A. M.
b. Carmel, N. Y., Sept. 30, 1838; F .; grad. Columbia Law Sch., '61 ; adm. bar, Poughkeepsie, N. Y .; retired from prac .; d. Nov. 5, '99.
*Williamson, John Grier, A. B .; A. M.
F .; Delta Kappa Epsilon; lawyer; d. West Bangor, Pa., Feb. 21, '72. Winterick, Rev. Albert John, A. B. Sidney, Ohio.
b. Treves, Rhenish Prussia, Apr. 24, 1832; F .; P. T. S. '59-'62; ord. Pby. Luzerne, June 18, '62; missy. to Germans, Luzerne Pby., '62-'63; ev. and tea. Cal., '63-'64; p. Ger. Ch., Jeffersonville, N. Y., '64-'69; p. Ger. Ch., Carlstadt, N. J., '69-'71 ; p. Ger. Ch., Orange, N. J., '71-'74; p. Elmira, N. Y., '75-'78; p. Harverstraw, N. Y., '75-'77; p. Ger. Ev. Ch., Trail Run, O., '77-'80; res. Woodsfield, O., '77-'88; p. Elberfield and Tell City, Ind., '88-'92; p. Ger. Ev. Ch., Genesee, Ill., '92- ; p. Tilsit, Mo .; retired to Sidney, O., '05- .
NON-GRADUATES
Annan, James Cochran. Emmittsburg, Md. b. Emmittsburg, Md., Jan. 29, 1837; in Col. 3 yrs .; F .; Phi Kappa Sigma; in U. S. Vols. during Civ. War; merch.
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Donaldson, Robert, Jr.
W.
*Fisher, William Forsythe, A. M. (Laf. '66); M. D. (Ann Arbor Univ. '61). b. Natchitoches, La .; F .; surg. U. S. Vols. 3 yrs .; druggist, St. Paul, Minn .; d. July 21, '96.
*Harris, Powhatan.
In Col. Fresh. yr .; W .; d. Richmond, Va., Aug., '56.
*Hibler, William Nicholson Grier.
b. 1835; in Col. '55-'56; W .; U. S. Commissioner; lawyer ; d. Phila., Nov. 9, '76.
*Lachenour, Henry Daniel, M. D. (Jeff. Med. Col. '59).
b. Easton, Pa., June 18, 1837; W .; Phi Kappa Sigma; asst. in clinics, Jeff. Med. Col., '59-'64; d. Easton, Pa., Nov. 6, '93.
"McAtee, Rev. William Alfred, D. D. (Prin. Col. '88).
b. Smithsburg, Md., June 25, 1838; in Col. '56-'58; grad. Prin. Col. '59; Theol. Sem., Danville, Ky., '59-'61; P. T. S. '61-'62; tut. Prin. Col., '61-'65; ss. 7th Ch., Harrisburg, Pa., '67-'69; ord. Pby. Washington City, May 10, '71 ; ss. and p. Alexandria, Va., '68-'73 ; traveled Europe, '73-'74; ss. Danville, Pa., '74-'79; p. 5th Ch., Chicago, Ill., '79-'80; ss. Ist Ch., Madison, Wis., '82-'92; p. elect. Danville, Pa., '92-'02; author "Outlook for Labor in America ;" "The Shadow of the Saloon;" "Truth About Presbyterianism;" "Must the Bible Go ?; " d. N. Y. City, May 30, '02.
*Mein, John Henry.
b. Phila., Pa., Aug. II, 1839; in Col. Fresh. yr .; W .; wholesale dry goods bus., Phila.
*Robinson, James Boyd, A. M. (Laf. '66).
b. Bloomsburg, Pa., Jan. 3, 1838; F .; tea .; Capt. 35th Pa. Regt .; adm. bar, Mercer, Pa., '63; lawyer, Bloomsburg, Pa .; county solicitor, Columbia Co., Pa .; Rep. Cand. for Congress, '88; d. Mar. 2, '09.
*Symington, William Newton.
b. Washington, D. C., June 10, 1841; in Col. '55-'57; F .; grad. Rens- selaer Polytech. Inst., '61 ; stud. Göttingen and Freiberg, Saxony, '61- '63; asst. inspector of mines for Va. and N. C. under Confederate States, '63-'65; asst. supt. Bellevue Zinc Works, Mineral Point, Wis., '66; supt. Amer. Barytes Co., Alexandria, Va., '66-'69; supt. Colorado Scranton Mfg. Co. of Balt., Md., in Colo., '69-'70; civ. and min. eng., St. Louis, Mo., '70-'73; consulting min. eng. and metallurgist, N. Y. City, '73- ; v. pres. St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co., St. Louis, Mo., '90- ; memb. Amer. Inst. Min. Eng., '73- ; memb. Amer. Soc. Civ. Eng., '81-'91.
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Wardin, Joseph Hudson.
b. Columbia Co., Pa .; in Col. '53-'54; W .; Delta Kappa Epsilon; tea. in Mo., and Pa.,.'57-'63 ; mfr. '63-'68; farmer and stock raiser, Nevada, Mo., '68- .
#Watson, William, A. M. (Laf. '66); M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '61).
b. Bedford, Pa., Sept. 4, 1837; in Col. '55-'57; F .; Phi Kappa Sigma ; surg. 145th Regt. Pa. Vols .; also div. surg., '62-'65; d. Bedford, Pa., Mar. 13, '79.
Wurts, Rev. William Alfred, A. M. (Laf. '74). Hagaman, N. Y. b. Louisville, Ky., Oct. 15, 1838; F .; Zeta Psi; grad. New Brunswick Theol. Sem. '62; p. Ref'd. Ch., Canastota, N. Y., '63-'68; p. Vernon, N. Y., '68-'71; p. Lysander, N. Y., '71-'76; p. Woodstock, N. Y., '81- '86; p. Berne, N. Y., '86-'93; p. Hagaman, N. Y., '93- .
1860 GRADUATES
*Benedict, Alanson, A. B .; A. M.
b. 1839; F .; Zeta Psi; in 6th Mich. Inf. '64; druggist Plano, Ill .;
d. Dowagiac, Mich., Dec., '97.
*Blythe, Smith Green, A. B .; A. M .; M. D.
b. Cranberry, N. J., Nov. 6, 1841; W .; Capt. Ist N. J. Regt .; phys. Iowa, '67- ; stud. Bellevue Med. Col., winter '76-'77, '77-'78; d. Aug. 10, '99.
*Galt, Smith Patterson, A. B.
b. Lancaster Co., Pa., Nov. 23, 1838; W .; Delta Kappa Epsilon ; hon. oration ; Capt. Co. C, 122d Pa. Inf., '62-'63; adm. bar, Lancaster Co., Pa., '63; lawyer Sterling, Ill., '63-'65; lawyer St. Louis, Mo., '66- ; atty. St. Louis R. R., '76- .
*Hinkson, John Baker, A. B .; A. M.
b. Chester, Pa., Oct. 2, 1840; F .; Delta Kappa Epsilon; philos. oration ; Phi Beta Kappa; adm. bar, Pa., '63; trustee Pa. Mil. Acad., Chester, Pa., '73- ; memb. City Council, ib., '76-'79.
*Lee, Henry Thomas, A. B .; A. M.
b. Glen Cove, N. Y., July 28, 1840; F .; Lat. Salut .; Phi Beta Kappa ; tut. Laf. '60-'61; 4th Regt. N. Y. Heavy Artil .; Aide on Staff, Gen. Doubleday ; retired, with rank of Major, '65; adj. prof. Rhetoric and Phys. Culture, Laf., '65-'67; delivered address commemorating service of Laf. Alumni in War for the Union; lawyer N. Y. City number of yrs .; lawyer Los Angeles, Cal., '75-'12; d. Los Angeles, Cal., Apr. 3, '12.
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*Patterson, Benjamin Franklin, A. B .; A. M.
b. Orangeville, Pa., Mar. 12, 1835; F .; Delta Kappa Epsilon ; P. T. S. '60-'63; lic. Pby. New Brunswick, Apr. 22, '63; evang. Atsion, N. J., '63-'65 ; prin. pub. schs. Pottsville, Pa., '65-'67; supt. pub. schs. Potts- ville, Pa., '67-'06; d. Pottsville, Pa., July 9, '06.
*Patton, John Brainerd, A. B .; A. M .; M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '69).
b. Northumberland Co., Pa., Apr. 9, 1832; F .; Delta Kappa Epsilon ; tea. Acad., Columbia, Pa., '60-'61 ; prin. Acad., Parkersburg, Pa., '61- '62; 2nd Lieut. Co. B, 2nd Pa. Mil. U. S. A., '62; supt. schs. Columbia Co., Pa., '62-'67; prin. Greenwood Sem., Millville, Pa., '62-'64; tea. Orangeville, Pa., '64-'65 ; gold ming. Mont., '65-'68; Co. treas., Beaver- head Co., Mont., '66-'67; phys. Dushire, Pa., '69-'72; phys. Millville, Pa., '72-'00; d. Lightstreet, Pa., June 20, '00.
*Porter, Rev. George John, A. B.
b. Colerain, Ireland, Aug. 24, 1834; W .; Theol. Sem., Columbia, S. C., '60-'63 ; chapl. Confed. Army, '64-'65; p. Newark, Del., '72-'82; res. Newark, Del., '83-'91 ; d. Newark, Del., '91.
*Raymond, Augustus, A. B .; A. M.
b. Bedford, N. Y., 1839; F .; Zeta Psi ; adm. bar, N. Y., May, '62; never practiced ; merch .; d. Aug. 12, '91.
Youngman, Rev. Robert Barber, A. B .; A. M .; Ph. D. (Prin. Col. '80). Easton, Pa.
b. Danville, Pa., Nov. 18, 1836; F .; J. O .; Valedic .; Phi Beta Kappa ; tut. Laf., '60-'63; Master orator, '63; adj. prof. Lat. and Greek, Laf., '63-'68; lic. Pby. Phila., Pa., Apr. 20, '64; prof. Greek Lang. and Lit., Laf., '68-'09 ; prof, emeritus, '09- ; clerk of Faculty Laf., '60-'09; ord. Pby. Lehigh, Jan. 6, '74; Founder's Day orator, '83; memb. Pa. Ger. Soc .; memb. Amer. Philol. Assocn.
NON-GRADUATES
Appich, Daniel Harrison.
b. Alexandria, Va., Oct. 7, 1839; in Col. '56-'58; F .; merch. Alexan- dria, Va.
Butz, Samuel.
b. Easton, Pa .; W .; merch. and mfr.
Easton, Pa.
*Donaldson, William Gaston.
b. Apr. 3, 1840; W .; grad. Williams Col. '60; Chi Phi, Williams Col .; lawyer; mfr. Barrytown, N. Y .; d. '06.
*Eilenberger, Isaac Smith.
b. Mt. Bethel, Pa., 1842; F .; in 5th Pa. Vols .; passenger dept. Pa. R. R .; d. Mar. 24, '03. 9
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*Hilton, John Randolph, M. D. (Jeff. Med. Col.).
b. Bloomsbury, N. J., May 4, 1835; F .; Phi Kappa Sigma ; asst. surg. 15th N. J. Regt., '62-'63; killed in the battle of White Oak Church, Va., Mar. 17, '63.
Kennedy, Edward Thomas.
Greenfield, Mo.
b. Belvidere, N. J., May 26, 1839; W .; Phi Kappa Sigma; druggist ; Capt. Co. C, IIth N. J. Vols., '62-'64; honorably discharged because of wounds received at the battle of the Wilderness; clk. of Circuit Court 23rd Judicial Dist. Mo., '72-'82.
*Long, Henry William.
b. Hughesville, N. J., Jan. 31, 1839; in Col. '56-'58; W .; served in Civ. War ; merch.
*Lounsbery, Seth Stephens, A. M. (Laf. '66); M. D. (Col. Phys. & Surg., N. Y., '61).
b. 1838; W .: Phi Kappa Sigma; surg. 155th Regt. N. Y. Vols .; Col. of a N. Y. Regt. in Civ. War; d. Bedford, N. Y., Apr. 6, '72.
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