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24 notable alumni

Notable Alumni of McKendree University

Notable alumni of McKendree University include Charles S. Deneen (23rd Governor of Illinois), James H. Wilson (Union Army major general in the Civil War) and Lawrence Yates Sherman (Former US Senator from Illinois).

College data and admissions

Alumni list

Politics and law

  • Charles S. Deneen 1863–1940

    23rd Governor of Illinois

    Also attended: Northwestern University

  • James H. Wilson 1837–1925

    Union Army major general in the Civil War

    Also attended: The United States Military Academy at West Point

  • Lawrence Yates Sherman 1858–1939

    Former US Senator from Illinois

  • Frank Hereford 1825–1891

    U.S. representative and senator from West Virginia

  • William F. L. Hadley 1847–1901

    U.S. Representative from Illinois

    Also attended: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

  • William B. Anderson 1830–1901

    US representative from Illinois

  • William A. J. Sparks 1828–1904

    US representative from Illinois

  • Henry P. H. Bromwell 1823–1903

    U.S. representative from Illinois and lawyer

  • William Ralls Morrison 1824–1909

    U.S. Representative from Illinois

  • William Neville 1843–1909

    Populist Party politician from Nebraska

  • Jesse Hale Moore 1817–1883

    U.S. Representative from Illinois, Union Army officer

  • George Washington Smith 1846–1907

    US Representative from Illinois

  • Pleasant T. Chapman 1854–1931

    U.S. representative from Illinois

  • Jehu Baker 1822–1903

    U.S. representative from Illinois

  • Daniel Kerr 1836–1916

    Republican U.S. representative from Iowa

  • Asa C. Matthews 1833–1908

    Lawyer, judge and politician

    Also attended: Illinois College

  • John I. Rinaker 1830–1915

    U.S. Representative from Illinois and Union Army brigade commander

    Also attended: Illinois College

  • William Hartzell 1837–1903

    U.S. Representative from Illinois

Arts and media

  • Christine Brewer 1955–

    Soprano opera singer

Sports

  • Lanece Clarke 1987–

    Bahamian sprinter

  • Gilbert Van Cleve 1880–1951

    Long jumper at the 1904 Summer Olympics

  • Andrew Sanchez 1988–

    Mixed martial artist, formerly of UFC

  • Adaugo Nwachukwu 2003–

    Amateur wrestler

    Also attended: Iowa Wesleyan University, William Penn University

  • Michael DiGregorio 1990–

    Filipino professional basketball player

From Wikidata “educated at” records (including people who attended without graduating), ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions. Degrees and years follow Wikidata and are left out where it has none.

Alumni network

Colleges that share the most alumni with McKendree University (people who attended both).