EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1815 by Timothy Alden, affiliated with the United Methodist Church.

Location:
Meadville, PA

Founding Date:
1815

Enrollment:
1822

Official Website:
http://www.allegheny.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
George Akerson	Government	5-Sep-1889	21-Dec-1937	First White House Press Secretary
William Boyd Allison	Politician	2-Mar-1829	4-Aug-1908	US Senator from Iowa, 1873-1908
Clarence Darrow	Attorney	18-Apr-1857	13-Mar-1938	Scopes Monkey Trial (monkey side)
William S. Demchak	Business	c. 1963		CFO of PNC Financial
R. Budd Dwyer	Government	21-Nov-1939	22-Jan-1987	Suicided in front of TV cameras
William McKinley	Head of State	29-Jan-1843	14-Sep-1901	25th US President, 1897-1901
Trent Reznor	Electronic Musician	17-May-1965		Nine Inch Nails
Raymond P. Shafer	Politician	5-Mar-1917	12-Dec-2006	Governor of Pennsylvania, 1967-71
Ida M. Tarbell	Journalist	5-Nov-1857	6-Jan-1944	History of the Standard Oil Company
Tom Villard	Actor	19-Nov-1953	14-Nov-1994	Popcorn
Brad Will	Journalist	14-Jun-1970	27-Oct-2006	American journalist murdered in Oaxaca

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Raymond P. Shafer	Politician	5-Mar-1917	12-Dec-2006	Governor of Pennsylvania, 1967-71

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