Joseph Dresser Wickham

Joseph Dresser Wickham (April 4, 1797-May 12, 1891) was an American minister. Wickham was born in Thompson, Connecticut on April 4, 1797, the eldest son of Daniel H. and Mary (Dresser) Wickham, who in 1799 removed to New York City. He graduated from Yale College in 1815. For the last five years of his life, he was the last survivor of the class of 1815, and for three years was the oldest living graduate of Yale. He died of old age in Manchester May 12, 1891, in his 95th year. This article incorporates public domain material from the 1891 Yale Obituary Record.

Joseph Dresser Wickham

Joseph Dresser Wickham (April 4, 1797-May 12, 1891) was an American minister. Wickham was born in Thompson, Connecticut on April 4, 1797, the eldest son of Daniel H. and Mary (Dresser) Wickham, who in 1799 removed to New York City. He graduated from Yale College in 1815. For the last five years of his life, he was the last survivor of the class of 1815, and for three years was the oldest living graduate of Yale. He died of old age in Manchester May 12, 1891, in his 95th year. This article incorporates public domain material from the 1891 Yale Obituary Record.