List of Union-Philanthropic Society members explained

The Union-Philanthropic Society is a college literary and debating society at Hampden–Sydney College in Hampden Sydney, Virginia. It was formed by the merger of the Union Literary Society and the Philanthropic Literary Society in 1928.[1] [2] The society has both collegiate and honorary members.[3] [4] Following are some of its notable members.

Collegiate members

NameSociety membership and yearNotabilityReferences
James Waddel AlexanderPresbyterian minister and theologian[5]
Thomas Salem BocockPhilanthropic, 1838United States House of Representatives and Speaker of the Confederate House of Representatives[6]
Alexander Lee BondurantPhilanthropic, 1884Superintendent of the Mississippi Board of Education and professor at the University of Mississippi
Union-Philanthropic, 1959Professor of classics and historian at Hampden–Sydney College[7] [8]
Joseph Carrington CabellUnion, 1796Co-founder of the University of Virginia
Robert Lewis DabneyPhilanthropic, 1840Christian theologian, biographer, and chief of staff to General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson
John EarlyMethodist Bishop who helped found Randolph–Macon College
Powhatan EllisUnion, 1816
John FloydUnion,1797Governor of Virginia
Hugh A. GarlandPhilanthropic, 1825United States House of Representatives, Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Greek professor
Landon C. GarlandPhilanthropic, 1829President of Randolph–Macon College, president of University of Alabama, and chancellor of Vanderbilt University
William Henry HarrisonUnion, 1790President of the United States
Edward HenryUnion, 1793lawyer and son of Patrick Henry
Union, 1822)Commonwealth Attorney who prosecuted John Brown, Confederate State Congress, member of the staff of General Robert E. Lee
Thomas Watkins LigonUnion, 1830Governor of Maryland and United States House of Representatives
Richard A. McIlwainePhilanthropic, 1853President of Hampden–Sydney College and minister
Philip Watkins McKinneyPhilanthropic, 1851Governor of Virginia
John Peter MettauerPhilanthropic, 1811Surgeon and founder of the Randolph-Macon Medical School
Philanthropic, 1824United States House of Representatives, United States Secretary of the Navy
Sterling PricePhilanthropic, 1830United States House of Representatives, Governor of Missouri, and Major General in the Confederate States Army
Union, 1846United States House of Representatives, Associate Justice of the New York Supreme Court, Confederate States House of Representatives, Brigadier General in the Confederate State Army, and Diplomat to Greece
Philanthropic, 1811United States House of Representatives, United States Senate, Confederate States House of Representatives, and U.S. Minister to France
Union-Philanthropic, 1935Presbyterian pastor, evangelical theologian, and philosopher
John W. StevensonUnion, 1832Governor of Kentucky

Honorary members

NameSociety membership and yearNotabilityReferences
Archibald AlexanderHon. Union, 1800President of Hampden–Sydney College and founder of Princeton Theological Seminary
Mrs. P. T. AtkinsonHon. Union-Philanthropic, 1968Founder of the Esther Thomas Atkinson Museum of Hampden–Sydney College
P. G. T. BeauregardHon. Philanthropic, 1861Major-General of the Confederate States Army
James BuchananHon. Philanthropic, 1848United States Senator and President of the United States
John C. CalhounHon. Union, 1834United States Senator and Vice President of the United States
Henry ClayHon. Union, 1842United States Senator and presidential candidate
Hon. Philanthropic, 1854United States Senator, United States Secretary of War, and President of the Confederate States of America
Stephen A. DouglasHon. Philanthropic, 1853United States Senator and 1860 Democratic nominee for President
Hon.President of the United States
Anita GarlandHon. Union-PhilanthropicDean of Admissions of Hampden–Sydney College[9] [10] [11]
Hon.Classical scholar and author
Patrick HenryHon. Union, 1794Founding Father of the United States, Governor of Virginia, and founding trustee of Hampden–Sydney College
John JohnsHon.Episcopal Bishop and president of College of William & Mary
Robert E. LeeHon. Philanthropic, 1861Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Northern Virginia and president of Washington College (later Washington and Lee University)
Henry Wadsworth LongfellowHon. Philanthropic, 1854Poet and professor of Greek at Harvard University
Louis Philippe IHon. Philanthropic, 1848King of France
James MadisonHon.President of the United States
Hon. Union-Philanthropic, 1986Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Franklin PierceHon. Philanthropic, 1853President of the United States
Edgar Allan PoeHon. Philanthropic, 1830Author and editor of the Southern Literary Messenger
Samuel Stanhope SmithHon. Union, 1790President of Princeton University and the first President of Hampden–Sydney College
Adlai StevensonHon. Union-Philanthropic, 1952Governor of Illinois and 1952 Democratic Party candidate for president
William Makepeace ThackerayHon. Philanthropic, 1854novelist
John TylerHon. Philanthropic, 1830President of the United States, Vice President of the United States, and Confederate House of Representatives
George F. WillHon. Union-Philanthropic, 1986The Washington Post columnist and political commentator for NBC News and MSNBC
Samuel Vaughan WilsonHon. Union-Philanthropic, 1982Lieutenant general in the United States Army, Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, and President of Hampden–Sydney College

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UPLS History Union-Philanthropic Society . https://web.archive.org/web/20110813005358mp_/http://people.hsc.edu/organizations/upls/history.html . August 13, 2011 . 2023-07-19 .
  2. News: Bowers . Ben . October 27, 1961 . Hampdon-Sydney's Birthplace Takes on New Lease of Life . 72 . 4A . Farmville Herald . 9 . Farmville Virginia . Virginia Heritage (Library of Virginia) . July 19, 2023.
  3. Web site: Membership Information Union-Philanthropic Society . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110813005338mp_/http://people.hsc.edu/organizations/upls/membership.html . August 13, 2011 . 2023-07-19 .
  4. Web site: Clubs & Organizations . 2023-03-21 . Hampden-Sydney College . en.
  5. J. Harrison Hancock. “Life and Thought in a Student Organization of the Old South.” The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography 47, no. 4 (1939): 319.
  6. Book: Brinkley, John Luster . On this hill: a narrative history of Hampden-Sydney College, 1774–1994 . 1994 . . 1-886356-06-8 . Hampden-Sydney [Va.] . 32407235.
  7. Web site: Robertson . Ellen . 2012-09-19 . John L. Brinkley, retired classics professor and historian at Hampden-Sydney College, dies . 2023-07-19 . Richmond Times-Dispatch . en.
  8. Web site: John Luster Brinkley (2007) - Hall of Fame . 2023-07-19 . Hampden-Sydney College . en.
  9. Web site: Jump . Jim . Ethical College Admissions: The Personal Touch; Jim Jump reflects on the career of Anita Garland . 2023-07-19 . Inside Higher Ed . en.
  10. Web site: May 14, 2019 . Dean Garland to Retire . 2023-07-19 . Hampton-Sydney College . en.
  11. Web site: Garrett . Zachery . 2019-05-29 . Anita Garland, Admissions Dean and Unofficial Mayor of Hampden-Sydney College, Retires After 39 Years - The Sullivan Foundation . 2023-07-19 . Sullivan Foundation . en-US.