Class of 1868

    Entries drawn from the college history encyclopedia


John Franklin Goucher (1845-1922)
John Franklin Goucher, 1901

John Goucher was born on June 7, 1845 in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania to Dr. John and Eleanor Townsend Goucher. He was raised in Pittsburgh, and attended local schools before entering Dickinson College. While at Dickinson, Goucher was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. He attained his bachelor’s...

College Relationship: Alumnus/Alumna
Year: Class of 1868

William Trickett (1840-1928)
William Trickett (1840-1928)

William Trickett was born on June 9, 1840 in the English Midlands town of Leicester. When he was very young his family moved from England to Philadelphia where he lived until he entered Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 1866. Two years later he was awarded his bachelor of arts...

College Relationship: Alumnus/Alumna, Faculty, Honorary Degree
Year: Class of 1868

Jesse Bowman Young (1844-1914)
Jesse Bowman Young (1844-1914)

Birth: July 5, 1844; Berwick, Pennsylvania

Death: July 30, 1914 (age 70);

Military Service: USA, 1861-64

Unit:  4th Illinois Cavalry, 84th Pennsylvania Volunteers

Alma Mater: Dickinson College, B.A. (Class of 1868); Dickinson College, M.A. (Class of 1871)

Jesse...

College Relationship: Alumnus/Alumna, Honorary Degree, Trustee
Year: Class of 1868
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