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This exhibit was researched, written and created by Mary D. McConaghy, Michael Silberman, and Irina Kalashnikova in 2004 as part of the celebration of Benjamin Franklin's 300th birthday.
Degrees Conferred by the College of Philadelphia
Students are listed alphabetically for each class from 1757 to 1759:
Class of 1759
| Andrew Allen |
A.B. |
| James Allen |
A.B. |
| John Beard |
A.B. |
| Nathaniel Chapman |
A.B. |
| William Edmiston |
A.B. |
| John Hall |
A.B. |
| Samuel Keene |
A.B. |
| Alexander Lawson |
A.B. |
| John Morris |
A.B. |
| William Paca |
A.B. |
| Samuel Powel |
A.B. |
|
| John Allen |
Non-graduate |
| John Chew |
Non-graduate |
| Philemon Dickinson |
Non-graduate |
| Basil Dorsey |
Non-graduate |
| Henry Merchant |
Non-graduate |
| William Montgomery |
Non-graduate |
| James Murray |
Non-graduate |
| Joseph Reed |
Non-graduate |
| Abraham Walton |
Non-graduate |
|
| Hector Alison |
A.M. (hon.) |
| John Ewing |
A.M. (hon.) |
