William James Bowdle (Dickinson Alumni Record)

Reference
George Leffingwell Reed, ed., Alumni Record: Dickinson College (Carlisle, PA: Dickinson College, 1905), 154.
*Bowdle, William James     Born October 8, 1834, at Church Creek, Md.; 1854, A. B.; 1856, M. D., Baltimore; 1856-58, practiced medicine in Kansas; 1858, returned to Baltimore; 1861, surgeon, United States Navy; hospital surgeon at Hilton Head, S. C.; 1865-76, practiced medicine in Dorchester county, Md.; B. L. society. Died Aug. 1, 1876, at Church Creek, Md.

Ovando Byron Super (Dickinson Chronicles)

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John Osborne and James W. Gerencser, eds., “Ovando Byron Super,” Dickinson Chronicles, http://chronicles.dickinson.edu/encyclo/s/ed_superOB.htm.
Ovando Super was born March 2, 1848 in Juniata Township, Pennsylvania, to Henry and Mary Diener Super. He attended local schools but largely prepared himself for college. He entered Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 1871 and graduated near the head of the class in 1873. While a student he had been selected to the Belles Lettres Literary Society.

William Brimage Bate (Congressional Biographical Directory)

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“Bate, William Brimage,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000227.
BATE, William Brimage, a Senator from Tennessee; born near Castalian Springs, Sumner County, Tenn., October 7, 1826; completed an academic course of study; served as a private in Louisiana and Tennessee regiments throughout the Mexican War; member, State house of representatives 1849-1851; graduated from the law department of Lebanon University, Lebanon, Tenn., in 1852; admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Gallatin, Tenn.; elected attorney general for the Nashville district in 1854; during the Civil War served in the Confederate army, attained the rank of major g

Alfred Iverson, Sr. (Congressional Biographical Directory)

Reference
“Iverson, Alfred, Sr.,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=I000049.
IVERSON, Alfred, Sr., a Representative and a Senator from Georgia; born in Liberty County, Ga., December 3, 1798; attended private schools and graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1820; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1822 and commenced practice in Clinton, Jones County, Ga.; member, State house of representatives 1827-1830; moved to Columbus, Muscogee County, Ga., in 1830 and continued the practice of law; judge of the State superior court 1835-1837; member, State senate 1843-1844; presidential elector on the Democratic ticket in 184

William Lambert Gooding (Dickinson Chronicles)

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John Osborne and James W. Gerencser, eds., “William Lambert Gooding,” Dickinson Chronicles, http://chronicles.dickinson.edu/encyclo/g/ed_goodingWL.html.
On December 22, 1851, William Lambert Gooding was born to William and Lydia A. Gooding on the family farm in Galena, Maryland.  When he was nineteen years old William Lambert’s father died, and it was discovered the elder Gooding had purchased a subscription for his son to study at Dickinson College.

Harmar Denny (Dickinson Chronicles)

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John Osborne and James W. Gerencser, eds., “Harmar Denny,” Dickinson Chronicles, http://chronicles.dickinson.edu/encyclo/d/ed_dennyH.htm.
Harmar Denny was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on May 13, 1794, the eldest son of Nancy Wilkins and Ebenezer Denny. Nancy Wilkins was a sister to William Wilkins, who also attended Dickinson College and rose to the United States Cabinet under President John Tyler. Ebenezer Denny was a Revolutionary War soldier and the first mayor of Pittsburgh. Harmar, named after a fellow officer of his father, was schooled in his home city and then entered Dickinson College.  He graduated with the class of 1813.

Alfred William Sims (Dickinson Alumni Record)

Reference
George Leffingwell Reed, ed., Alumni Record: Dickinson College (Carlisle, PA: Dickinson College, 1905), 123.
*Sims, Alfred William    Born September 21, 1823, in Mt. Holly, N. J.; A. B., 1846; civil engineer; during civil war was in quartermaster’s department; superintendent, 1867-77, and manager, 1877-95, East Broad Top railroad; U. P.  society. Died April 16, 1895, Rock Hill Furnace, Pa.
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