List of Centre College people
Here follows a list of notable people associated with Centre College in Danville, Kentucky.
Notable graduates
Justice John Marshall Harlan, class of 1850
Vice President John C. Breckinridge, class of 1838
Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson, class of 1909, law class of 1911
Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson, class of 1859
Law
- John Christian Bullitt, 1849: attorney in Philadelphia, drafted the city's charter and founded the law firm of Drinker, Biddle & Reath
- John Marshall Harlan, 1850: Supreme Court associate justice (1877–1911), cast the lone dissenting vote in Plessy v. Ferguson
- Pierce Lively, 1943: federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (1972–2016)
- Andrew Phelps McCormick, 1854: federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1892–1916)
- Fred M. Vinson, 1909, Law 1911: chief justice of the United States (1946–53), secretary of the treasury (1945–46), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from KY–08 and KY–09 (1933–43)
Government
- George Madison Adams: member of the U.S. House of Representatives from KY–08 and KY–09 (1867–75), secretary of state of Kentucky (1887–91)
- Joshua Fry Bell, 1828: member in the U.S. House of Representatives from KY–04 (1845–47; first Centre alumnus to serve in Congress), secretary of state of Kentucky (1849–50)
- John C. Breckinridge, 1838: U.S. vice president (1857–61); Confederate secretary of war (1865); U.S. senator from Kentucky (1861)
- John Y. Brown, Sr., 1921: member of the U.S. House of Representatives from KY–AL (1933–35)
- Jacqueline Coleman, 2004: lieutenant governor of Kentucky (2019–present)
- John Sherman Cooper, 1922: U.S. ambassador to East Germany (1974–76), U.S. senator from Kentucky (1946–49, 1952–55, 1956–73), U.S. ambassador to India (1955–56)
- Claude Matthews, 1867: governor of Indiana (1893–97), secretary of state of Indiana (1891–93)
- Austin Peay, 1895: governor of Tennessee (1923–27)
- Augustus Stanley, 1889: U.S. senator from Kentucky (1919–25), governor of Kentucky (1915–19), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from KY–02 (1903–15)
- Adlai Stevenson I, 1859: U.S. vice president (1893–97), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from IL–13 (1875–77, 1879–81)
- John T. Stuart, 1826: member of the U.S. House of Representatives from IL–03 (1839–43) and IL–08 (1863–65), lawyer, law partner of Abraham Lincoln
- Yi Kuu, Prince Imperial Hoeun, 1952: Prince Imperial of Korea, grandson of Emperor Gojong
- Joseph Holt, 1824: U.S. postmaster general, U.S. secretary of war and Judge Advocate General of the United States Army; leading judge in the trials of the Abraham Lincoln assassination
- Thomas H. Taylor, Confederate general (1861–65), Louisville chief of police (1881–92)
- George Graham Vest, U.S. senator from Missouri (1879–1903), Confederate senator from Missouri (1865), member of the Confederate House of Representatives from MO–05; best known for supposedly coining the phrases "man's best friend" and "history is written by the victors."
Arts
- George Ella Lyon, 1971:[1] former Kentucky Poet Laureate
- Stephen Rolfe Powell, 1974: internationally acclaimed glass blower and art professor
- Tony Crunk, 1978: winner, Yale Younger Poets prize
Athletics
- Gene Bedford: second baseman for the Cleveland Indians and defensive end for the Rochester Jeffersons
- Herb Covington, 1924: played football, basketball, and baseball for Centre, named to the all-time Centre football team in 1935
- E.A. Diddle, 1920: legendary basketball coach of Western Kentucky University, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- Jordan Gay, 2013: punter and kickoff specialist for the Buffalo Bills
- Cawood Ledford, 1949: voice of the University of Kentucky Wildcats for 30 years
- Alvin Nugent "Bo" McMillin, 1922: three-time All-American quarterback; member of the College Football Hall of Fame; head football coach of Indiana University, Detroit Lions, and Philadelphia Eagles
- Sully Montgomery, 1920: tackle for the Chicago Cardinals; boxer
- Tom Moran: blocking back for the New York Giants
- Homer Rice, football coach
- Red Roberts, 1922: NFL player; head football coach of Waynesburg University
- Lou Smyth, 1919: three-time NFL champion with the Canton Bulldogs
- John Tanner, 1921: NFL wingback with the Toledo Maroons, Cleveland Indians, and Cleveland Bulldogs
- Ken Willis, 1986 (transferred after one year): kicker for the Dallas Cowboys
Academia
- Raymond Burse, 1973: Rhodes Scholar; General Counsel for General Electric; former president of Kentucky State University; the first African-American to compete in the Oxford v. Cambridge rugby match
Business
- Isaac Tigrett, 1970: founder of the Hard Rock Cafe and the House of Blues
Other
- Rev. Samuel D. Burchard, 1837: clergyman whose "Rum, Romanism and rebellion" speech may have cost James G. Blaine the 1884 presidential election
- Charles Carpenter (Lt. Col.): highly decorated Second World War artillery observation pilot nicknamed "Bazooka Charlie"; destroyed several German armored vehicles in his bazooka-equipped L-4 Grasshopper light observation aircraft, christened "Rosie the Rocketer"[2][3]
- Lewis Craig Humphrey, 1896: editor of the Centre College newspaper The Cento; chief editor of the Louisville Evening Post and the Louisville Herald
- E Patrick Doyle was attending Centre College in 1848 when he helped lead the largest slave uprising in Kentucky, ending with Doyle's capture and imprisonment.
Faculty and staff
- J. Proctor Knott: law professor at Centre; 29th governor of Kentucky
- Sara W. Mahan: 64th Secretary of State of Kentucky, served as college librarian from 1920–21
- Ephraim McDowell: member of the Board of Trustees and namesake of the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center
Presidents of the College
| No. | President | Term | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James McChord | March 4, 1820 – May 29, 1820 | Elected president on March 4, but died before officially assuming the presidency | [4] |
| – | Samuel Finley | 1822 | President pro tem | [5] |
| 2 | Jeremiah Chamberlain | December 21, 1822 – August 12, 1826 | [6] | |
| – | David C. Procter | October 27, 1826 – c.July 1827 | President pro tem | |
| 3 | Gideon Blackburn | August 1, 1827 – October 26, 1830 | ||
| 4 | John C. Young | November 1830 – June 23, 1857 | Died in office | |
| 5 | Lewis W. Green | January 1, 1858 – May 26, 1863 | Died in office | |
| 6 | William L. Breckinridge | October 15, 1863 – November 1868 | ||
| – | Ormond Beatty | November 1868 – September 1, 1870 | President pro tem | |
| 7 | Ormond Beatty | September 1, 1870 – June 1888 | Centre College class of 1835 | |
| 8 | William C. Young | June 19, 1888 – September 16, 1896 | Died in office | |
| – | John C. Fales | September 1896 – June 1898 | President pro tem | |
| 9 | William C. Roberts | June 7, 1898 – November 27, 1903 | Died in office | |
| 10 | Frederick W. Hinitt | April 7, 1904 – January 1, 1915 | ||
| – | John W. Redd | 1915 | President pro tem | |
| 11 | William Arthur Ganfield | 1915 – 1921 | ||
| 12 | R. Ames Montgomery | 1922 – March 9, 1926 | Resigned at request of the student body amidst dispute over emphasis of football over academics | |
| – | Charles G. Crooks | 1926 | President pro tem | |
| 13 | Charles J. Turck | 1927 – 1936 | ||
| – | Frank L. Rainey | June 1936 – October 2, 1936 | President pro tem, died in office | |
| – | James H. Hewlett | June 1936 – October 2, 1936 | President pro tem | |
| 14 | Robert L. McLeod, Jr. | 1938 – November 1945 | Took leave of absence from 1942–1945 to serve as a chaplain in the U.S. Navy during World War II | |
| – | James H. Hewlett | 1942 – 1944 | President pro tem during McLeod's leave of absence | |
| 15 | Robert J. McMullen | September 1944 – c.September 1946 | Served as co-president with McLeod from 1944 – November 1945 | |
| – | James H. Hewlett | 1946 – January 1947 | President pro tem | |
| 16 | Walter A. Groves | January 1947 – June 3, 1957 | ||
| – | William B. Guerrant | June 3, 1957 – November 1957 | President pro tem | |
| 17 | Thomas A. Spragens | November 11, 1957 – November 16, 1981 | ||
| – | Edgar C. Reckard | 1981 | President pro tem | |
| 18 | Richard L. Morrill | 1982 – September 30, 1988 | ||
| – | William H. Breeze | October 1, 1988 – December 1988 | President pro tem | |
| 19 | Michael F. Adams | December 1988 – c.June 1997 | ||
| – | Milton M. Reigelman | September 1, 1997 – June 1998 | President pro tem | |
| 20 | John A. Roush | July 1, 1998 – July 1, 2020 | ||
| 21 | Milton C. Moreland | July 1, 2020 – present |
References
- "1991 George Ella Lyon 1971". alumni.centre.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
- What's New in Aviation: Piper Cub Tank Buster, Popular Science, Vol. 146 No. 2 (February 1945) p. 84
- Carpenter, Leland F., Piper L-4J Grasshopper Archived 2011-09-04 at the Wayback Machine, Aviation Enthusiast Corner, retrieved 21 October 2011
- "CentreCyclopedia - James McChord". sc.centre.edu. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- "Samuel Finley Account, July 15, 1822". 20502_20. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- "Jeremiah Chamberlain (1794-1851) | Dickinson College". archives.dickinson.edu. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- "CentreCyclopedia - Public Square (Danville)". sc.centre.edu. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
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