13 Notable alumni of
Waynesburg University
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Waynesburg University is 3612th in the world, 1242nd in North America, and 1182nd in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 13 notable alumni from Waynesburg University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Edward Martin
- Enrolled in Waynesburg University
- Studied in 1901
- Occupations
- lawyersolicitorwriterpolitician
- Biography
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Edward Martin was an American lawyer, military officer and Republican party politician from Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. He served as the 32nd governor of Pennsylvania from 1943 until 1947 and as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1947 until 1959.
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Albert B. Cummins
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Albert Baird Cummins was an American lawyer and politician. He was the 18th governor of Iowa, elected to three consecutive terms and U.S. Senator for Iowa, serving for 18 years. Cummins was a leader of the Progressive movement in Washington and Iowa. He fought to break up monopolies. Cummins' successes included establishing the direct primary to allow voters to select candidates instead of bosses; outlawing free railroad passes for politicians; imposing a two-cent street railway maximum fare; and abolishing corporate campaign contributions. He tried, with less success, to lower the high protective tariff in Washington.
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Alex Shigo
- Occupations
- biologisthorticulturist
- Biography
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Alex L. Shigo was a biologist, plant pathologist with the United States Forest Service whose studies of tree decay resulted in many improvements to standard arboricultural practices. He travelled and lectured widely to promote understanding of tree biology among arborists and foresters. His large body of primary research serves as a broad foundation for further research in tree biology.
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Thomas E. Morgan
- Enrolled in Waynesburg University
- Studied in 1930
- Occupations
- politiciansurgeon
- Biography
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Thomas Ellsworth Morgan was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
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Mike Scarry
- Occupations
- player of American footballbasketball coach
- Biography
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Michael Joseph “Mo” Scarry was an American football player and coach. He grew up in Pennsylvania, and played football in college at Waynesburg College in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania and went on to join the Cleveland Rams in the National Football League (NFL) as a center following a stint in the U.S. Army during World War II. The Rams moved to Los Angeles after winning the 1945 NFL championship, and Scarry elected to stay in Cleveland and play for the Cleveland Browns under coach Paul Brown in the new All-America Football Conference (AAFC). The Browns won the AAFC championship in 1946 and 1947 while Scarry was on the team.
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John F. Wiley
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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John Franklin "Smiling Jack" Wiley was an American football player and coach. He played professionally a tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1946 to 1950. Willey served as the head football coach at his alma mater, Waynesburg College—now known as Waynesburg University—in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, from 1951 to 1954, compiling a record of 22–9–1.
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Lorenzo Danford
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Lorenzo Dow Danford was an American lawyer and politician who served five terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1873 to 1879 and again from 1895 to 1899.
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Thomas S. Crago
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Thomas Spencer Crago was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
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Charles Edmund Boyle
- Occupations
- politicianjudgelawyer
- Biography
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Charles Edmund Boyle was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
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Joseph Benton Donley
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Joseph Benton Donley was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
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John C. Knox
- Occupations
- judgelawyer
- Biography
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John Clark Knox was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York from 1918 to 1966 and its first chief judge from 1948 to 1955.
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Lucy Dorsey Iams
- Years
- 1855-1924 (aged 69)
- Occupations
- court stenographer
- Biography
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Lucy Dorsey Iams was an American welfare worker and reform legislation leader based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She played a critical role in the drafting of a 1903 Pennsylvania tenement law.
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Morgan Ringland Wise
- Years
- 1825-1903 (aged 78)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Morgan Ringland Wise was a member of the 46th and 47th Congress of the United States.
