Class of 1843

    Entries drawn from the college history encyclopedia


Washington Lafayette Elliott (1825-1888)
Washington Lafayette Elliott

Washington Lafayette Elliott was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania on March 31, 1825. He was the son of Commodore Jesse Duncan Elliott, USN. Before he reached his teens, young Washington accompanied his father on cruises with the West Indies Squadron and on board the USS Constitution,...

College Relationship: Alumnus/Alumna
Year: Class of 1843

Eli Saulsbury (1817-1893)
Eli Saulsbury, c.1875

Eli Saulsbury was born as the middle child of three sons of William and Margaret Smith Saulsbury, wealthy landowners in Kent County, Delaware, on December 29, 1817. He was schooled locally and entered Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania with the class of 1843 in 1839. A member of Belle...

College Relationship: Alumnus/Alumna
Year: Class of 1843
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