Class of 1828

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James Burnside (1809-1859)

James Burnside was born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania on February 22, 1809, the eldest son of Judge Thomas Burnside. He prepared at the Bellefonte Academy and entered Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania with the class of 1828, graduating with highest honors. He then studied law in the...

College Relationship: Alumnus/Alumna
Year: Class of 1828

James Miller McKim (1810-1874)
James Miller McKim (1810-1874)

James Miller McKim was born November 10, 1810 on a farm near Carlisle, Pennsylvania, the second of eight children. Known as Miller McKim, he entered the local Dickinson College at the age of 13 in September 1824. While at Dickinson College, he was active in the Belles Lettres Literary Society...

College Relationship: Alumnus/Alumna
Year: Class of 1828
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