Class of 1789

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Samuel Brown (1769-1830)
Samuel Brown

Samuel Brown was born January 30th, 1769 to Rev. John and Margaret Preston Brown in modern-day Rockbridge County, Virginia. Educated in his father's grammar school, Samuel also studied at Rev. James Waddell’s seminary before entering Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 1787. He was...

College Relationship: Alumnus/Alumna
Year: Class of 1789

Charles Huston (1771-1849)

Charles Huston was born on January 16, 1771, in Plumstead Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, the eldest son of Thomas and Jane Walker Huston. After a local education, he entered Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania with the class of 1789. An accomplished Latin and Greek scholar, he...

College Relationship: Alumnus/Alumna
Year: Class of 1789
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