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George Junkin

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George Junkin

Birth
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
20 May 1868 (aged 77)
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Lexington, Lexington City, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Educator. He founded Lafayette College in Easton, was President of the Miami University in Oxford, Ohio (known as Miami of Ohio), and served as President of Washington College from 1846 to 1861 (now the present day Washington and Lee University ) in Lexington, Virginia. He was the father of Eleanor Junkin, the first wife of Confederate Civil War General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson.
Educator. He founded Lafayette College in Easton, was President of the Miami University in Oxford, Ohio (known as Miami of Ohio), and served as President of Washington College from 1846 to 1861 (now the present day Washington and Lee University ) in Lexington, Virginia. He was the father of Eleanor Junkin, the first wife of Confederate Civil War General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson.

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21912/george-junkin: accessed ), memorial page for George Junkin (1 Nov 1790–20 May 1868), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21912, citing Oak Grove Cemetery, Lexington, Lexington City, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.