Thomas Boston Gordon
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Thomas Boston Gordon made a career as a lawyer and county judge for Bath County, Kentucky
. He was a civil war captain for the Confederate States of America
under Johnson's Brigade. He was one of the eight founding members of the Beta Theta Pi
national fraternity at Miami University
on August 8, 1839 and received his A.B. degree from Miami in 1840.
Other founders of Beta Theta Pi
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Bath County, Kentucky
Bath County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1811. As of 2010 the population is 11,591. Its county seat is Owingsville, Kentucky...
. He was a civil war captain for the Confederate States of America
Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...
under Johnson's Brigade. He was one of the eight founding members of the Beta Theta Pi
Beta Theta Pi
Beta Theta Pi , often just called Beta, is a social collegiate fraternity that was founded in 1839 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, USA, where it is part of the Miami Triad which includes Phi Delta Theta and Sigma Chi. It has over 138 active chapters and colonies in the United States and Canada...
national fraternity at Miami University
Miami University
Miami University is a coeducational public research university located in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the 10th oldest public university in the United States and the second oldest university in Ohio, founded four years after Ohio University. In its 2012 edition, U.S...
on August 8, 1839 and received his A.B. degree from Miami in 1840.
Other founders of Beta Theta Pi
Beta Theta Pi
Beta Theta Pi , often just called Beta, is a social collegiate fraternity that was founded in 1839 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, USA, where it is part of the Miami Triad which includes Phi Delta Theta and Sigma Chi. It has over 138 active chapters and colonies in the United States and Canada...
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- John Reily KnoxJohn Reily KnoxJohn Reily Knox was an American attorney who was the principal founder of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity at Miami University in 1839....
1839 - Samuel Taylor MarshallSamuel Taylor MarshallSamuel Taylor Marshall was one of eight founders of Beta Theta Pi, a college fraternity founded at Miami University in 1839. It was the first college fraternity founded west of the Allegheny Mountains. Marshall was a lawyer in Lee County, Iowa and served as the sergeant-at-arms of the Iowa...
1840 - David LintonDavid LintonDavid Linton was one of eight founders of Beta Theta Pi, a prominent college fraternity founded at Miami University in 1839. He made a career as a lawyer in Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio, and finally Linn County, Kansas where he was a probate judge . Also, a State Senator for Ohio before he...
1839 - James George SmithJames George SmithJames George Smith was one of eight founders of Beta Theta Pi, a prominent college fraternity founded at Miami University in 1839. He was never in good health and after graduating from Miami University in 1840, he became a farmer in Powhatan County, Virginia and died on September 16, 1849 from...
1840 - Charles Henry HardinCharles Henry HardinCharles Henry Hardin was one of the eight founders of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. Born in 1820 in Trimble County, Kentucky, he graduated from Miami University in 1840 and received his LL.D. from William Jewell College in 1890. He later became the 22nd Governor of Missouri between 1875 and 1877 and...
1841 - John Holt DuncanJohn Holt DuncanJohn Holt Duncan was one of eight founders of Beta Theta Pi, a prominent college fraternity founded at Miami University in 1839 and was its first president. He made a career in law as a lawyer and judge in Houston & Bexar County, Texas. He served as a Confederate Artillery Captain in the 31st...
1840 - Michael Clarkson RyanMichael Clarkson RyanMichael Clarkson Ryan an American attorney who was one of eight founders of Beta Theta Pi, a prominent college fraternity founded at Miami University in 1839. he was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and his family moved to Hamilton, Ohio in 1832. He received his A.B. degree from Miami in 1839 and...
1839
Source
- Brown, James T., ed., Catalogue of Beta Theta Pi, New York: 1917.