Alumni |
Class year |
Notability |
References |
Anderson, William CaldwellWilliam Caldwell Anderson |
1847 !Jefferson 1824 |
President of Miami University (1849–1854) |
Archibald, George D.George D. Archibald |
1847 !Jefferson 1847 |
President of Hanover College (1868–1870); President of Wilson Female Seminary (1873–1874) |
[5] |
Baird, Thomas D.Thomas D. Baird |
1842 !Jefferson 1842 |
Principal of Baltimore City College (1857–1873); first Professor of Mathematics at Westminster College, Missouri |
[6][7] |
Baker, Simon StrousseSimon Strousse Baker |
1892 |
President of Washington & Jefferson College (1922–1931) |
[8] |
Brownson, James I.James I. Brownson |
1836 !Washington 1836 |
Longtime trustee of Washington College and Interim President (1852–1853); Chair of the Board of Trustees at Washington & Jefferson College (1870); Presbyterian minister at First Presbyterian Church in Washington, Pennsylvania for over 50 years |
[9][10] |
Burnett, WilliamWilliam Burnett |
1832 !Jefferson 1832 |
President of Franklin College, in New Athens, Ohio (1839–1840); Associate Reformed Minister; gave up ministry to head West |
[11][12] |
Grine, Frederick E.Frederick E. Grine |
1974 |
Professor of Paleoanthropology at SUNY Stony Brook; expert in hominid taxonomy from the Pliocene era; led the research team that dated the Hofmeyr Skull |
[13] |
Hays, George P.George P. Hays |
1857 !Jefferson 1857 |
President of Washington & Jefferson College (1870–1881); Presbyterian minister |
[14] |
Hepburn, Andrew DousaAndrew Dousa Hepburn |
1851 !Jefferson 1851 |
President of University of Ohio (1871–1873); President of Davidson College (1877–1885); Professor of Metaphysics, Logic, and Rhetoric; Presbyterian minister |
[15] |
Hetzel, Frederick A.Frederick A. Hetzel |
1952 |
Editor of University of Pittsburgh Press (1963–1994); founded Drue Heinz Literature Prize and Pitt Poetry Series |
[16] |
Junkin, GeorgeGeorge Junkin |
1813 !Jefferson 1813 |
President of Lafayette College (1832–1841); President Miami University (1841–1844); President Washington College, Virginia (1848–1861); author of many theological books; Presbyterian minister |
[3][17] |
Leavitt, John McDowellJohn McDowell Leavitt |
1841 !Jefferson 1841 |
President of Lehigh University (1875–1880) and St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland (1880–1889); founder and editor of International Review; lawyer, poet, author, and Protestant Episcopal minister |
[3][18] |
LeMoyne, Francis JuliusFrancis Julius LeMoyne |
1815 !Washington 1815 |
Nationally known abolitionist, philanthropist, founder of the Washington Female Seminary, and benefactor of LeMoyne-Owen College, a Historically Black College in Memphis, Tennessee |
[2] |
Lindley, JacobJacob Lindley |
1794 !Dod 1794 |
First President of Ohio University (1809–1822) |
[19] |
Lowes, John LivingstonJohn Livingston Lowes |
1888 |
American scholar of English literature; wrote The Road to Xanadu: A Study in the Ways of the Imagination, in 1927, the definitive study of Samuel Taylor Coleridge; Dean and Professor at Washington University in St. Louis (1909–1918) and Harvard University (1918–1939) |
[20] |
McCormick, SamuelSamuel McCormick |
1880 |
Chancellor of University of Pittsburgh (1904–1921), where he moved the University to its current location in Oakland and fortified its tradition of teacher liberal arts |
[21] |
McGuffey, William HolmesWilliam Holmes McGuffey |
1826 !Washington 1826 |
Author of McGuffey Readers; President of Cincinnati College, (1836–1839); President of Ohio University (1839–1843); Professor of Languages and Philosophy |
[22][23] |
McMillan, WilliamWilliam McMillan |
1802 !Jefferson 1802 |
President of Jefferson College (1817–1822); first President of Franklin College, in New Athens, Ohio (1823–1832) |
[24] |
Moffat, James D.James D. Moffat |
1869 |
President of Washington & Jefferson College (1881–1915) |
[25] |
Muhlenberg, Frederick AugustusFrederick Augustus Muhlenberg |
1836 !Jefferson 1836 |
First President of Muhlenberg College (1867–1877); President of Thiel College (1891–1901) |
[26][27] |
Nevin, Edwin HenryEdwin Henry Nevin |
1833 !Jefferson 1833 |
President of Franklin College, in New Athens, Ohio (1840–1845); Presbyterian minister; published several theological books |
[11][28] |
Patterson, Boyd CrumrineBoyd Crumrine Patterson |
1923 |
President of Washington & Jefferson College (1950–1970); Professor of Mathematics at Hamilton College and Washington & Jefferson College |
[29] |
Riddle, David HunterDavid Hunter Riddle |
1823 !Jefferson 1823 |
President of Jefferson College (1862–1866); Professor of Greek; Presbyterian minister |
[30] |
Ryors, AlfredAlfred Ryors |
1835 !Jefferson 1835 |
President of Ohio University (1848–1852); President of Indiana University (1852–1853); Professor of Mathematics at Indiana University, Ohio University, and Centre College |
[31] |
Scott, John WorkJohn Work Scott |
1827 !Jefferson 1827 |
President of Washington College (1853–1865), retired to facilitate union with Jefferson College; Vice president and Professor of West Virginia University (1867–1877); Presbyterian minister |
[32] |
Sell, William EdwardWilliam Edward Sell |
1945 |
Legal academic and professor; Dean of University of Pittsburgh School of Law (1966–1977); considered to be the father of Pennsylvania business corporation law; taught at University of Pittsburgh School of Law for over 50 years |
[33] |
Smith, JosephJoseph Smith |
1815 !Jefferson 1815 |
President of Franklin College, in New Athens, Ohio (1837–1838); Presbyterian minister; wrote two early histories of the Presbytery of Redstone and Jefferson College; grandson of college founder, Joseph Smith |
[11][34] |
Stockton, JosephJoseph Stockton |
1798 !Canonsburg 1798 |
Principal of Pittsburgh Academy (1810–1819); founder of Meadville Academy; |
[35] |
Todd, David PeckDavid Peck Todd |
1888 |
Chief astronomer at Lick Observatory; produced first known photographs of the transit of Venus in 1882; established Standard Time in Peru; designed and erected observatories at Smith College and Amherst College |
[36] |
Watson, JohnJohn Watson |
0 !Canonsburg ? |
President of Jefferson College (1802); studied under college founder John McMillan; Professor of Moral Philosophy |
[37] |
Wylie, AndrewAndrew Wylie |
1810 !Jefferson 1810 |
President of Jefferson College (1812–1816); President of Washington College (1817–1829); first President of Indiana University (1829–1851); Protestant Episcopal minister |
[38][39] |
Alumni |
Class year |
Notability |
References |
Anderson, James PattonJames Patton Anderson |
1842 !Jefferson 1842† |
Confederate Brigadier general during the American Civil War, commanding the Army of Tennessee; Delegate to the Provisional Confederate Congress from Florida; U.S. Congressional Representative from the Washington Territory (1855–1857) |
[40] |
Anderson, John ByersJohn Byers Anderson |
1836 !Washington 1836 |
Union Army officer during the American Civil War, serving as Military supervisor of railroads in the Department of the Ohio, Department of the Cumberland, and the Department of the Tennessee during the American Civil War |
[41] |
Baird, AbsalomAbsalom Baird |
1841 !Washington 1841 |
Medal of Honor recipient; Inspector General of the U.S. Army (1885–1888); Union Brevet Major general during the American Civil War |
[42][43] |
Bingham, Henry H.Henry H. Bingham |
1862 !Jefferson 1862 |
Medal of Honor recipient; Union brigadier general during the American Civil War; U.S. Congressional Representative from Pennsylvania (1879–1912) |
[44] |
Coulter, RichardRichard Coulter |
1845 !Jefferson 1845 |
Brevet Major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War |
[45] |
Drum, Richard C.Richard C. Drum |
1845 !Jefferson 1845† |
Adjutant General of the U.S. Army (1880–1889) |
[46] |
Hunter, MaxwellMaxwell Hunter |
1942 |
Rocket engineer and proponent of single-stage rocket ships and laser battle stations in space; worked at Lockheed Missiles and Space Company and was chief engineer of space systems at Douglas Aircraft Company; developed expendable fuel tanks for space-shuttle and early stages of the Hubble Space Telescope; worked on the staff of National Aeronautics and Space Council; wrote textbook Thrust Into Space |
[47] |
Jenkins, Albert G.Albert G. Jenkins |
1848 !Jefferson 1848 |
Confederate Brigadier general during the American Civil War; U.S. Congressional Representative from Virginia (1857–1861); Member of the First Confederate Congress (1861–1862) |
[48] |
Jackson, James S.James S. Jackson |
1844 !Jefferson 1844 |
U.S. Congressional Representative from Kentucky (1861), resigned to enter the Union Army during the American Civil War, rising to become Brigadier general; killed during Battle of Perryville |
[49] |
Knoche, E. HenryE. Henry Knoche |
1978 |
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence and Acting Director of Central Intelligence (1976); |
[50] |
Mason, John S.John S. Mason |
0 !Washington ? |
Brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War |
[51] |
Massenberg, Walter B.Walter B. Massenberg |
1970 |
Vice admiral in the United States Navy and director of the Naval Air Systems Command; majored in physics and worked as equipment manager for the Washington & Jefferosn basketball team |
[52][53] |
McConaughy, DavidDavid McConaughy |
1840 !Washington 1840 |
Led the effort to create a national cemetery at the site of the Battle of Gettysburg; founded Evergreen Cemetery (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania); attorney |
[54] |
McCook, DanielDaniel McCook |
0 !Jefferson ? |
Patriarch of the "Tribe of Dan" of the Fighting McCooks; officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War; his home, the Daniel McCook House, is on the National Register of Historic Places |
[55] |
McCook, Henry ChristopherHenry Christopher McCook |
1859 !Jefferson 1859 |
Presbyterian minister, active in developing Sunday Schools; Union chaplain during the American Civil War and member of the celebrated Fighting McCooks; entomologist, publishing articles on ants and spiders; author of fiction, including The Latimers, as well as several religious discourses and hymns; designed the Flag of Philadelphia |
[56][57] |
McCook, John JamesJohn James McCook |
1826 !Jefferson 1826† |
Patriarch of the "Tribe of John" of the Fighting McCooks; surgeon in the Union Army during the American Civil War |
[58][59] |
McCook, Latimer A.Latimer A. McCook |
0 !Jefferson ? |
Major in the 31st Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War and a member of the Fighting McCooks |
[60] |
McGiffen, PhiloPhilo McGiffen |
1875† |
American naval officer who went to China and served in the in the Imperial Chinese Navy; he commanded ships during the First Sino-Japanese War and Sino-French War; best known for his heroism during the Battle of the Yalu River |
[61] |
Morgan, George W.George W. Morgan |
1836 !Washington 1836† |
Fought in the Texian Army during the Texas Revolution; Brevet Brigadier general during the American Civil War; served as Consul to Marseille and United States Ambassador to Portugal; U.S. Congressional Representative from Ohio (1867–1868, 1869–1873) |
[62] |
Pearson, Alfred L.Alfred L. Pearson |
0 !Jefferson ? |
Union Brevet Major general during the American Civil War; received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Lewis's Farm |
[63] |
Stoffel, DaleDale Stoffel |
1984 |
Naval intelligence officer and businessman; worked as an arms dealer on behalf of United States Department of Defense following the Cold War and during the Iraq War; majored in mathematics and physics |
[64][65] |
Sweitzer, Jacob B.Jacob B. Sweitzer |
1843 !Jefferson 1843 |
Brevet Brigadier general during the American Civil War; lawyer and United States Attorney (1849–1869) |
[66] |
Van Voorhis, DanielDaniel Van Voorhis |
1901† |
United States Army Lieutenant general; Commander of the Caribbean Defense Command and V Corps; left Washington & Jefferson College to enlist in the Spanish–American War |
[67] |
Walker, Joseph A.Joseph A. Walker |
1942 |
Astronaut and test pilot; piloted the X-15 Spaceplane during Flight 90 and Flight 91 beyond 100 kilometers, making him the first person to enter space twice; first to pilot Lunar Landing Research Vehicle for the Apollo program |
[68] |
Young, Samuel Baldwin MarksSamuel Baldwin Marks Young |
0 !Jefferson ? |
First Chief of Staff of the United States Army (1903–1904); left Jefferson College to work on the Pennsylvania Railroad; Superintendent of Yellowstone National Park (1907–1908) |
[69] |
Alumni |
Class year |
Notability |
References |
Acheson, Ernest F.Ernest F. Acheson |
1875 |
U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1895–1909); owner/editor of the Washington Weekly Observer |
[77] |
Bachmann, Carl G.Carl G. Bachmann |
1911† |
U.S. Congressman from West Virginia (1925–1933), serving as Minority Whip (1931–1933) |
[78] |
Barclay, DavidDavid Barclay |
1843 !Washington 1843† |
U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1855–1857) |
[79] |
Blair, Samuel SteelSamuel Steel Blair |
1838 !Jefferson 1838 |
U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1859–1863) |
[80] |
Clark, RushRush Clark |
1853 !Jefferson 1853 |
U.S. Congressman from Iowa (1877–1879); Member of the Iowa House of Representatives, serving as Speaker of the House from 1863 to 1864 |
[81] |
Clemens, SherrardSherrard Clemens |
1841 !Washington 1841 |
U.S. Congressman from Virginia (1852–1853, 1857–1861) |
[42] |
Craig, Samuel AlfredSamuel Alfred Craig |
1862 !Jefferson 1862† |
U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1889–1891) |
[82] |
Dawson, John LittletonJohn Littleton Dawson |
1833 !Washington 1833 |
U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1851–1855, 1863–1867) |
[83] |
Drum, AugustusAugustus Drum |
1832 !Jefferson 1832† |
U.S. Congressman Pennsylvania (1853–1855) |
[84][85] |
Ewing, John HogeJohn Hoge Ewing |
1814 !Washington 1814 |
U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1845–1847) |
[86] |
Franklin, John RankinJohn Rankin Franklin |
1836 !Jefferson 1836 |
U.S. Congressman from Maryland (1853–1855); Member of Maryland House of Delegates (1840–1843), serving as Speaker of the House for 1849 |
[87] |
Gilmore, AlfredAlfred Gilmore |
1833 !Washington 1833 |
U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1849–1853) |
[88] |
Graham, Louis E.Louis E. Graham |
1901 |
U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1939–1955) |
[89] |
Hampton, MosesMoses Hampton |
1827 !Washington 1827 |
U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1847–1851); founded Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney law firm |
[90] |
Hart, MelissaMelissa Hart |
1984 |
U.S. Congresswoman from Pennsylvania (2001–2007); Pennsylvania State Senator (1991–2001) |
[91][92] |
Hoffman, Henry WilliamHenry William Hoffman |
1846 !Jefferson 1846 |
U.S. Congressman from Maryland (1855–1857); Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives (1860–1861) |
[93] |
Hoge, Joseph P.Joseph P. Hoge |
1829 !Jefferson 1829 |
U.S. Congressman from Illinois (1843–1847) |
[94][95] |
Hopkins, James HerronJames Herron Hopkins |
1850 !Washington 1850 |
U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1875–1877, 1883–1885) |
[96] |
Kuhns, Joseph HenryJoseph Henry Kuhns |
1830 !Washington 1830 |
U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1851–1853) |
[97] |
Kunkel, John ChristianJohn Christian Kunkel |
1839 !Jefferson 1839 |
U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1855–1859) |
[98] |
Lahm, SamuelSamuel Lahm |
0 !Washington ? |
U.S. Congressman from Ohio (1847–1849) |
[99] |
Lawrence, George Van EmanGeorge Van Eman Lawrence |
1838 !Washington 1838 |
U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1865–1869, 1883–1885) |
[100] |
Lawrence, WilliamWilliam Lawrence |
1835 !Jefferson 1835 |
U.S. Congressman from Ohio (1857–1859) |
[101] |
Leech, James RussellJames Russell Leech |
1911 |
U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1927–1932) |
[102] |
Leet, IsaacIsaac Leet |
1822 !Washington 1822 |
U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1839–1841) |
[103] |
Leffler, ShepherdShepherd Leffler |
1833 !Jefferson 1833 |
U.S. Congressman from Iowa (1846–1851) |
[104][105] |
Long, ClarenceClarence Long |
1932 |
U.S. Congressman from Maryland (1963–1985) |
[106] |
Maffett, James ThompsonJames Thompson Maffett |
1859 !Jefferson 1859 |
U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1887–1889) |
[100] |
McClure, Addison S.Addison S. McClure |
1861 !Jefferson 1861 |
U.S. Congressman from Ohio (1881–1883, 1895–1897) |
[82] |
McCoid, Moses A.Moses A. McCoid |
0 !Washington ? |
U.S. Congressman from Iowa (1879–1885) |
[107] |
McCulloch, JohnJohn McCulloch |
1825 !Jefferson 1825 |
U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1853–1855) |
[108] |
McCullogh, WeltyWelty McCullogh |
1870 |
U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1887–1889) |
[109] |
McJunkin, EbenezerEbenezer McJunkin |
1841 !Jefferson 1841 |
U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1871–1875) |
[110] |
Meyers, Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin Meyers |
1854 !Jefferson 1854 |
U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1871–1873); postmaster of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; newspaper publisher for the Harrisburg Daily Patriot, the Bedford Gazette, and the Daily Star Independent |
[111] |
Miller, John K.John K. Miller |
1838 !Jefferson 1838 |
U.S. Congressman from Ohio (1847–1851) |
[112] |
Montgomery, John GallagherJohn Gallagher Montgomery |
1824 !Washington 1824 |
U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1857) |
[113] |
Montgomery, WilliamWilliam Montgomery |
1839 !Washington 1839 |
U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1857–1861) |
[114] |
Moore, RobertRobert Moore |
0 !Washington ? |
U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1817–1821) |
[115] |
Moore, William SuttonWilliam Sutton Moore |
1847 !Washington 1847 |
U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1873–1875) |
[116] |
Le Moyne, John V.John V. Le Moyne |
1847 !Washington 1847 |
U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1876–1877) |
[117] |
Murtha, JohnJohn Murtha |
1952† |
U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1974–2010), chairing the Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense; the first Vietnam veteran elected to Congress |
[118][119] |
Ogle, Andrew JacksonAndrew Jackson Ogle |
1840 !Jefferson 1840 |
U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1849–1851) |
[120][121] |
Ogle, CharlesCharles Ogle |
1817 !Washington 1817 |
U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1837–1841) |
[122] |
Oliver, S. AddisonS. Addison Oliver |
1851 !Washington 1851 |
U.S. Congressman from Iowa (1875–1879) |
[123] |
Pusey, William Henry MillsWilliam Henry Mills Pusey |
1847 !Washington 1847 |
U.S. Congressman from Iowa (1883–1885) |
[124] |
Rankin, ChristopherChristopher Rankin |
1809 !Jefferson 1809 |
U.S. Congressman from Mississippi (1819–1826) |
[125] |
Reed, Charles ManningCharles Manning Reed |
1818 !Washington 1818 |
U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1843–1845); brigadier general in state militia |
[126][127] |
Reed, Robert RentoulRobert Rentoul Reed |
1824 !Washington 1824 |
U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1849–1851) |
[128] |
Ritchie, DavidDavid Ritchie |
1829 !Jefferson 1829 |
U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1853–1859) |
[129] |
Robbins, Edward EverettEdward Everett Robbins |
1881 |
U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1897–1899, 1917–1919) |
[130] |
Robinson, James WallaceJames Wallace Robinson |
1848 !Jefferson 1848 |
U.S. Congressman from Ohio (1873–1875) |
[131] |
Rollins, James S.James S. Rollins |
1829 !Jefferson 1829† |
U.S. Congressman from Missouri (1861–1863, 1863–1865), where he helped pass the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution; he is considered to be the father of the University of Missouri |
[132] |
Rooney, TomTom Rooney |
1993 |
U.S. Congressman from Florida (2009–present) |
[133] |
Rose, John MarshallJohn Marshall Rose |
1880 |
U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1917–1923) |
[134] |
Russell, Samuel LyonSamuel Lyon Russell |
1834 !Washington 1834 |
U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1853–1855) |
[135] |
Schirm, Charles ReginaldCharles Reginald Schirm |
1890† |
U.S. Congressman from Maryland (1901–1903) |
[136][137] |
Smart, James S.James S. Smart |
1863 !Jefferson 1863 |
U.S. Congressman from New York (1873–1875) |
[138] |
Speer, Peter MoorePeter Moore Speer |
1887 |
U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1911–1913); General counsel of Standard Oil |
[139] |
Stewart, AndrewAndrew Stewart |
0 !Washington ? |
U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1821–1829, 1831–1835, 1843–1849); U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania (1818–1820) |
[140] |
Stewart, WilliamWilliam Stewart |
0 !Jefferson ? |
U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1857–1861) |
[141] |
Stockdale, T. R.T. R. Stockdale |
1856 !Jefferson 1856 |
U.S. Congressman from Mississippi (1887–1895) |
[142] |
Stokely, SamuelSamuel Stokely |
1813 !Washington 1813 |
U.S. Congressman from Ohio (1841–1843) |
[143] |
Taylor, Alexander WilsonAlexander Wilson Taylor |
1844 !Jefferson 1844 |
U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1873–1875) |
[144][145] |
Thompson, George W.George W. Thompson |
1824 !Jefferson 1824 |
U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1851–1852) |
[146] |
Vallandigham, ClementClement Vallandigham |
1840 !Jefferson 1840† |
U.S. Congressman from Ohio (1858–1863) |
[147] |
Wallace, Jonathan H.Jonathan H. Wallace |
1844 !Washington 1844 |
U.S. Congressman from Ohio (1884–1885) |
[148] |
Wilson, Eugene McLanahanEugene McLanahan Wilson |
1852 !Jefferson 1852 |
U.S. Congressman from Minnesota (1869–1871) |
[149] |
Alumni |
Class year |
Notability |
References |
Bartol, James LawrenceJames Lawrence Bartol |
1832 !Jefferson 1832 |
Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals (1855–1883), serving as Chief Judge from 1867 to 1883 |
[159] |
Coulter, RichardRichard Coulter |
0 !Jefferson ? |
Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (1846–1852); U.S. Congressional Representative from Pennsylvania (1827–1835) |
[160] |
Hemphill, JohnJohn Hemphill |
1825 !Jefferson 1825 |
Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court (1846–1858); U.S. Senator from Texas (1859–1861), expelled after Texas' secession; Delegate to the Provisional Confederate Congress |
[3] |
LeCompte, Samuel DexterSamuel Dexter LeCompte |
1834 !Jefferson 1834 |
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Kansas Territory (1854–1859) |
[161] |
Mercur, UlyssesUlysses Mercur |
1842 !Jefferson 1842 |
Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (1872–1887), serving as Chief from 1883 to 1887; U.S. Congressional Representative from Pennsylvania (1865–1872) |
[3] |
Miller, Andrew G.Andrew G. Miller |
1819 !Washington 1819 |
Justice of the Wisconsin Territory Supreme Court (1838–1848); Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wisconsin and Eastern District of Wisconsin (1848–1873); Pennsylvania Attorney General |
[162] |
Moore, Charles Page ThomasCharles Page Thomas Moore |
1852 !Jefferson 1852† |
Justice of Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia; co-founder of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity at Jefferson College |
[163] |
Oliphant, Ethelbert PattersonEthelbert Patterson Oliphant |
1825 !Jefferson 1825 |
Judge of the Supreme Court of Washington Territory (1861–1865) |
[164] |
Sloan, D. LindleyD. Lindley Sloan |
1892 |
Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals (1926–1944), serving as Chief Judge from 1943 to 1944 |
[165] |
Thomson, Charles M.Charles M. Thomson |
1899 |
Judge of the Illinois Appellate Court (1917–1927); U.S. Congressional Representative from Illinois (1913–1915) |
[166] |
West, Charles S.Charles S. West |
1845 !Jefferson 1845† |
Justice of the Texas Supreme Court (1882–1885) |
[167] |
Wilkin, J. FosterJ. Foster Wilkin |
0 !? |
Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio (1912-1914) |
[168] |
Wilson, Thomas StokeleyThomas Stokeley Wilson |
1833 !Jefferson 1833 |
Judge of the Supreme Court of Iowa Territory (1838–1839); Judge of the Iowa Supreme Court (1849–1850) |
[169] |
West, William H.William H. West |
1846 !Jefferson 1846 |
Judge of the Supreme Court of Ohio (1872-1873); Ohio Attorney General (1866-1870) |
[170] |
Alumni |
Class year |
Notability |
References |
Bartley, Thomas W.Thomas W. Bartley |
1829 !Jefferson 1829 |
Governor of Ohio (1844); Ohio State Senator (1841–1845), serving as Speaker of the Senate in 1843 |
[171] |
Beaver, James AddamsJames Addams Beaver |
1856 !Jefferson 1856 |
Governor of Pennsylvania (1887–1891); Acting President of Penn State University (1906–1908), where he is the namesake of Beaver Stadium; Judge of the Pennsylvania Superior Court |
[3] |
Crawford, George AddisonGeorge Addison Crawford |
1847 !Jefferson 1847 |
Elected Governor of Kansas in 1861, but the Kansas Supreme Court overturned the results |
[172] |
Geary, John W.John W. Geary |
1839 !Jefferson 1839 |
Governor of Pennsylvania (1867–1873); Territorial Governor of Kansas (1856–1857); First Mayor of San Francisco (1850–1851); Union Major general during the American Civil War |
[3] |
Hamilton, William ThomasWilliam Thomas Hamilton |
1840 !Jefferson 1840 |
Governor of Maryland (1880–1884); U.S. Senator from Maryland (1869–1875); U.S. Congressional Representative from Maryland (1849–1855) |
[173] |
Hendricks, WilliamWilliam Hendricks |
1810 !Jefferson 1810 |
Governor of Indiana (1822–1825); U.S. Senator from Indiana (1825–1837); Indiana Territorial Legislature (1813–1814), serving as Speaker in 1814; Secretary of the first Indiana Constitutional Convention in 1816; U.S. Congressional Representative from Indiana (1816–1822) |
[174] |
Horner, John S.John S. Horner |
1819 !Washington 1819 |
Governor of Michigan Territory (1835–1836); Secretary of Wisconsin Territory (1836–1837) |
[175] |
Latham, MiltonMilton Latham |
1845 !Jefferson 1845 |
Governor of California (1859–1860); U.S. Senator from California (1860–1863) |
[176] |
Murphy, IsaacIsaac Murphy |
0 !Washington ? |
Reconstruction-era Governor of Arkansas (1864–1868); served in the Arkansas House of Representatives, the Arkansas Senate, and the 1861 Arkansas State Convention, where he cast the lone vote against secession |
[177] |
Pickens, IsraelIsrael Pickens |
1802 !Jefferson 1802 |
Governor of Alabama (1821–1825); U.S. Senator from Alabama (1826); U.S. Congressional Representative from North Carolina (1811–1817) |
[178] |
Sexton, LeonidasLeonidas Sexton |
1847 !Jefferson 1847 |
Lieutenant Governor of Indiana (1873–1877); U.S. Congressional Representative from Indiana (1877–1879) |
[179] |
Thomson, Jr., MeldrimMeldrim Thomson, Jr. |
0 !? |
Governor of New Hampshire (1973–1979) |
[180] |
Wise, Henry A.Henry A. Wise |
1825 !Washington 1825 |
Governor of Virginia (1856–1860); U.S. Congressional Representative from Virginia (1833–1844); United States Ambassador to Brazil (1844–1847); Confederate Brigadier General during the American Civil War |
[2] |
Alumni |
Class year |
Notability |
References |
Amos, BillBill Amos |
0 !? |
Head coach of Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team (1929–1931) |
[213] |
Brallier, JohnJohn Brallier |
1895† |
First openly paid professional football player |
[214] |
Brenkert, WayneWayne Brenkert |
0 !? |
Professional football player for the Akron Pros, where he also served as head coach |
[215] |
Carroll, BirdBird Carroll |
0 !? |
Professional football player with the Canton Bulldogs (1921–1925), winning the NFL Championship in 1922 and 1923 |
[216] |
Douds, ForrestForrest Douds |
1930 |
Professional American football player for the Portsmouth Spartans, Providence Steam Roller, Chicago Cardinals, and the Pittsburgh Pirates; he was a member of the 1930 NFL All-Pro Team; first head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1933 |
[217][218] |
Erickson, HalHal Erickson |
0 !? |
Professional football player from 1923 to 1930, winning the 1925 NFL Championship with the Chicago Cardinals; head coach for the Milwaukee Badgers (1924) |
[219] |
Garbisch, EdgarEdgar Garbisch |
1920† |
Member of the College Football Hall of Fame |
[220] |
Gessler, DocDoc Gessler |
1901† |
Major League Baseball right fielder and physician, playing for five teams during his 8 year career; played in the 1906 World Series for the Chicago Cubs; team captain of the Boston Red Sox in 1909; Manager of the Pittsburgh Rebels of the Federal League in 1914 |
[221] |
Goodell, RogerRoger Goodell |
1981 |
Commissioner of the National Football League (2006–present) |
[222] |
Guy, CharlieCharlie Guy |
0 !? |
Professional American football player for the Detroit Heralds, Detroit Tigers, Buffalo All-Americans, Cleveland Indians, and the Dayton Triangles; was named to the 1923 NFL All-Pro team |
[223] |
Henry, PetePete Henry |
1919 |
Professional football player and coach; member of the College Football Hall of Fame and Pro Football Hall of Fame |
[224][225] |
Hogan, Paul T.Paul T. Hogan |
0 !? |
Professional American football player, winning the 1926 NFL Championship with the Frankford Yellow Jackets |
[226] |
Jeannette, BuddyBuddy Jeannette |
1938 |
National Basketball League player; member of the Basketball Hall of Fame; later coached the Pittsburgh Pipers of the American Basketball Association |
[227][228][229] |
Kopf, HerbHerb Kopf |
1925 |
Professional football coach for Manhattan College (1938–1942) and the Boston Yanks (1944–1946); a member of the Washington & Jefferson Presidents' 1922 Rose Bowl team |
[230][231] |
Neal, RayRay Neal |
0 !? |
Professional football coach and player; head coach at DePauw University |
[232] |
Philbin, JoeJoe Philbin |
1984 |
Offensive Coordinator for the Green Bay Packers (2007–present) |
[233] |
Rooney, ArtArt Rooney |
0 !† |
Founder of the Pittsburgh Steelers |
[234] |
Shirey, FredFred Shirey |
0 !? |
Professional American football player for the Cleveland Rams and the Green Bay Packers; drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 5th round (32nd overall) of the 1938 NFL Draft |
[235] |
Spiegel, JohnnyJohnny Spiegel |
0 !? |
1914 College Football All-America Team Consensus selection |
[236] |
Steen, BillBill Steen |
1911† |
Major League Baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Indians and Detroit Tigers, (1912–1915) |
[221] |
Stein, RussRuss Stein |
1921 |
Professional football player, where he was a member of the Pottsville Maroons involved in the 1925 NFL Championship controversy; a member of the Washington & Jefferson College's 1922 Rose Bowl team, where he was MVP |
[237][238] |
Towler, DanDan Towler |
0 !? |
Professional American football player for the Los Angeles Rams (1950–1955); he was a five time Pro Bowler, the NFL's leading rusher in 1951, and won the 1951 NFL Championship Game |
[239] |
Vince, RalphRalph Vince |
1923 |
Professional football player and coach; a member of the 1922 Rose Bowl team |
[240] |
West, Charles FremontCharles Fremont West |
1924 |
College football player and track star, becoming the first African American to play quarterback in the Rose Bowl; later became a respected medical doctor |
[241] |