Princetonians, 1748-1768 : a biographical dictionary / James McLachlan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McLachlan, James, author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Princeton University--Alumni and alumnae--Biography--Dictionaries.

Princeton University.

Matrikel.

Studenten.

Universiteiten.

Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae.

Universities and colleges.

Verzeichnis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (736 pages) : illustrations, portraits.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1976.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Benjamin Rush, William Paterson, David Ramsay, Oliver Ellsworth, Jonathan Edwards, Jr.-these are only a few of the remarkable men who attended the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University) in its first twenty-one classes. Alumni included five members of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, twenty two participants in the Continental Congress, four Senators, seven Congressmen, and two Justices of the Supreme Court. This volume describes the lives of the 338 men who graduated from the College between 1748 and 1768. Their biographies are arranged by year of graduation, and an introduction provides the early history of the College and its role in colonial culture. In sharp contrast to the graduates of other colleges at the time, Princeton's early students were either born or found their later careers in every one of the thirteen states as well as in Tennessee, Kentucky, the West Indies, and Ireland. After graduation most became clergymen, lawyers, doctors, businessmen, and soldiers. While some served as national leaders, others rose to prominence in state and local government, becoming governors, state legislators, and participants in the drafting of state constitutions. This record of their lives is a mine of information about America during the Colonial, Revolutionary, and Early National periods.Originally published in 1977.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Illustrations

Preface

Introduction

Abbreviations and Short Titles Frequently Used

Class of 1748

Class of 1749

Class of 1750

Class of 1751

Class of 1752

Class of 1753

Class Of 1754

Class Of 1755

Class of 1756

Class of 1757

Class of 1758

Class of 1759

Class of 1760

Class of 1761

Class of 1762

Class of 1763

Class of 1764

Class of 1765

Class of 1766

Class of 1767

Class of 1768

Appendix

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 20, 2015).

ISBN:

9780691616636

0691616639

9781400870776

1400870771

OCLC:

933516324