Lockwood, William Lewis : 1836-1867

William Lewis Lockwood

Born in New York, New York, October 31, 1836.  A.B. [Bachelor of Arts], Miami University, 1858.  Admitted to the bar, 1860.  Recruited Company H, Forty-eighth Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry, U. S. Army, 1861; first lieutenant, ibid., 1861; captain, ibid., 1862.  A. A. G., Second Division, Tenth Army Corps, U. S. Army, 1864.  Resigned the same year and entered the manufacturing business, Usquepaugh, Rhode Island.  Died August 17, 1867.  Buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.
~ The Sigma Chi Directory, 1929, Pages XII & XIII

Alpha Chapter
Miami University
Oxford, Ohio
Established June 28, 1855

1858

Lockwood, William Lewis, Bachelor of Arts, Manufacturer, Usquepaugh, Rhode Island.  Died August 17, 1867.
~ The Sigma Chi Directory, 1929, Page 1


One of the seven founders of Sigma Chi, along with: Benjamin Piatt Runkle, Franklin Howard Scobey, Thomas Cowan Bell, James Parks Caldwell, Daniel William Cooper, and Isaac M. Jordan.

You can visit the memorial page for William Lewis Lockwood.

Jordan, Isaac M. : 1835-1890

Isaac M. Jordan

Born in Union County, Pennsylvania, May 5, 1835.  A.B. [Bachelor of Arts], Miami University, 1857; M.A. [Master of Arts], 1862.  Admitted to the bar at Columbus, Ohio, May 1858, Attorney-at-law, Dayton, Ohio, 1858-1860, and Cincinnati, Ohio from 1860 until the time of his death.  Congressman, First District Of Ohio, 1883-1885.  Orator at First and Fifteenth Grand Chapters.  Died December 3, 1890.  Buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
~ The Sigma Chi Directory, 1929, Page XII

Alpha Chapter
Miami University
Oxford, Ohio
Established June 28, 1855

1857

Jordan, Isaac M., Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, Attorney and Congressman, Cincinnati, Ohio.  Died December 3, 1890.
~ The Sigma Chi Directory, 1929, Page 1


One of the seven founders of Sigma Chi, along with: William Lewis Lockwood, Benjamin Piatt Runkle, Franklin Howard Scobey, Thomas Cowan Bell, James Parks Caldwell and Daniel William Cooper.

You can visit the memorial page for Isaac M. Jordan.
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~ The Sigma Chi Directory, 1929, Page

Cooper, Daniel William : 1830-1920

Daniel William Cooper

Born in Wayne Township, Knox County, Ohio, September 2, 1830.  A.B. [Bachelor of Arts], Miami University, 1857.  Student, Western Theological Seminary, 1857-1859.  Licensed by Richland Prebytery, 1858; ordained by same, 1859.  Pastor, Presbyteriain churches, as follows: Olivesburg, Ohio, 1859-1865; Ottawa, Ohio, 1865-1872; West Point Indiana, 19=872-1878.  Missionary, 1878-1882.  Pastor, Presbyterian Church, McComb, Ohio, 1882-1891.  Delegate, Presbyterian General Assembly, Detroit, Michigan, 1872, and Cincinnati, Ohio, 1885.  Retired.  Died December 11, 1920.  Buried in Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
~ The Sigma Chi Directory, 1929, Page XII

Alpha Chapter
Miami University
Oxford, Ohio
Established June 28, 1855

1857

Cooper, Daniel William, Bachelor of Arts, Doctor of Divinity, Clergyman, Marion, Ohio,  died December 11, 1920.
~ The Sigma Chi Directory, 1929, Page 1


One of the seven founders of Sigma Chi, along with: Isaac M. Jordan, William Lewis Lockwood, Benjamin Piatt Runkle, Franklin Howard Scobey, Thomas Cowan Bell and James Parks Caldwell.

You can visit the memorial page for Daniel William Cooper.

Caldwell, James Parks : 1841-1912

James Parks Caldwell

Born in Monroe, Butler County, Ohio, March 27, 1841.  A.B. [Bachelor of Arts], Miami University, 1857.  Teacher in Mississippi, 1858-1859.  Principal, Palmetto Academy, Panola County, Mississippi, 1860 and 1865-1866.  served as private and first lieutenant of artillery , C. S. Army, in divisions of Loring, Gardiner, Breckenridge, and Bowen.  Admitted to the bar of the state of Mississippi, 1866.  Attorney-at-law, San Bernadino, California, and Los Angeles, California, 1867-1875.  Edited newspapers in Ohio; from 1887 practiced law in Gulfport and Biloxi, Mississippi.  Died April 5, 1912.  Buried in cemetery at Biloxi, Mississippi.
~ The Sigma Chi Directory, 1929, Page XII

Alpha Chapter
Miami University
Oxford, Ohio
Established June 28, 1855

1857

Caldwell, James Parks, Bachelor of Arts, Attorney, Biloxi, Mississippi.  Died April 5, 1912.
~ The Sigma Chi Directory, 1929, Page 1

One of the seven founders of Sigma Chi, along with: Daniel William Cooper, Isaac M. Jordan, William Lewis Lockwood, Benjamin Piatt Runkle, Franklin Howard Scobey and Thomas Cowan Bell.

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You can visit the memorial page for James Parks Caldwell.

Bell, Thomas Cowan : 1832-1919

Thomas Cowan Bell

Born in Bellbrook, Greene County, Ohio, May 14, 1832.  A.B. [Bachelor of Arts], Miami University, 1857; M.A. [Master of Arts], Miami University, 1862.  Captain, major and lieutenant-colonel, Seventy-fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, U. S Army,. 1861-1863.  County Superintendent, public schools, Minnesota, 1872-1877.  Publisher, Journal, Worthington, Minnesota, 1878-1885.  President Philamath College, 1885-1886.  Principal La Creole Academy, Dallas, Oregon, 1887-1892.  President, Central Oregon State Normal School, 1892-1896.  Retired.  Died February 3, 1919.  Buried in cemetery at Oakland, California.
~ The Sigma Chi Directory, 1929, Page XII

Alpha Chapter
Miami University
Oxford, Ohio
Established June 28, 1855

1857

Bell, Thomas Cowan, Bachelor of Arts,  Master of Arts, Educator, Oakland, California.  Died February 3, 1919
~ The Sigma Chi Directory, 1929, Page 1

One of the seven founders of Sigma Chi, along with: James Parks Caldwell, Daniel William Cooper, Isaac M. Jordan, William Lewis Lockwood, Benjamin Piatt Runkle and Franklin Howard Scobey.
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You can visit the memorial page for Thomas Cowan Bell.