List of Lafayette College people

This is a list of notable people affiliated with Lafayette College.

Notable alumni and trustees

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William C. Cattell, president of Lafayette College from 1863 to 1883
 
Ralph Cooper Hutchison, president of Lafayette College from 1945 to 1958
 
William E. Simon, class of 1952, served as the United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1974 to 1977.
 
Fred Morgan Kirby, trustee from 1916 to 1940, provided funds to establish a Professorship of Civil Rights.

Academics and education

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Business

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Engineering

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Entertainment

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Government

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Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

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Literature and poetry

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Medicine

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Military

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Religion and theology

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Sciences

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Sports

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Notable faculty

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Presidents of Lafayette College

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William Sebring Kirkpatrick served as acting president from 1902 to 1903 during the tenure of Warfield, who remained as president. Warfield had suffered a nervous breakdown before commencement in 1902, and was granted one year's absence to recuperate.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Prominent Alumnus Passes Away". The Lafayette. 46 (16): 1–3. March 3, 1920. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  2. ^ Transactions of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers (Incorporated). The Institute. 1922. p. 641. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  3. ^ The Catalogue & History of Sigma Chi, 1855-1890. Sigma Chi. 1890. p. 616. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  4. ^ Who's who in Finance, Banking, and Insurance, Volume 2. NY: Who's Who in Finance, Incorporated. 1922. p. 262. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  5. ^ "Herbalife Appoints Alan Hoffman Executive Vice President of Global Corporate Affairs". MarketWatch. July 25, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
  6. ^ "Charles Francis Chidsey". Pennsylvania House Archives. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  7. ^ Isaiah Dunn Clawson, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 25, 2007.
  8. ^ "A. Mitchell Palmer Biography". www.biography.com. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  9. ^ Hester Jr., Tom. "Wesley Lance, 98; in '47 helped craft N.J. Constitution", The Record (Bergen County), August 28, 2007. Accessed August 28, 2007.
  10. ^ Sullivan, Joseph F. "D. Bennett Mazur, a Professor And New Jersey Legislator, 69", The New York Times, October 13, 1994. Accessed June 15, 2010.
  11. ^ "Former Easton Mayor Fred Ashton dies". The Express-Times. May 9, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  12. ^ "Michael Raynor '84 Appointed Ambassador to Benin · News · Lafayette College". news.lafayette.edu. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  13. ^ "S. Donald Stookey, Scientist, Dies at 99; Among His Inventions Was CorningWare". NY Times.
  14. ^ College Football Hall of Fame
  15. ^ Skillman, David Bishop (1932). The Biography of a College: Being the History of the First Century of the Life of Lafayette College. Easton, Pennsylvania: Lafayette College.