Class of 1800

    Entries drawn from the college history encyclopedia

Andrew Carothers

Andrew Carothers was born in 1778 to John and Mary Carothers of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. He attended the McHose schoolhouse until he was about 14 years old. As a younger son, Andrew would not inherit the family’s large farm; to provide for his future, the family apprenticed him to a...

College Relationship: Alumnus/Alumna, Trustee
Year: Class of 1800

George Lyon was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania on April 11, 1784, the son of William and Margaret Lyon. His father had been one of the patentees of the 1773 school and was a prominent Carlisle Presbyterian. Lyon attended the local Dickinson Grammar School and joined the Dickinson College...

College Relationship: Alumnus/Alumna, Trustee
Year: Class of 1800
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