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29 january 1852 washington , pennsylvania york county , pennsylvania fourth president of washington college -lrb- 1831-1849 -rrb- september 29 , 1775 david mcconaughy 1775.jpg david mcconaughy -lrb- college president -rrb-
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david mcconaughy -lrb- college president -rrb-

david mcconaughy -lrb- september 29 , 1775 -- january 29 , 1852 -rrb- was the fourth president of washington college from 1831 to 1852 .
mcconaughy was born in york county , now adams county , pennsylvania .
he graduated from dickinson college in 1795 and went on to be the pastor of a church in gettysburg , pennsylvania .
mcconaughy was elected president of washington college on december 21 , 1831 .
during his presidency washington college expanded from one building to two with the construction of a new building .
also the number of graduates increased from three in 1832 to over fifty in 1849 , his last year in office .
mcconaughy also helped organize and was appointed a trustee of the washington female seminary , which was established in 1837 near the college campus .
in 1847 interest in uniting the two colleges of jefferson and washington again arose and although no action resulted , relations between the two colleges were friendly and it appeared that `` the college war '' was over .
mcconaughy resigned as president october 12 , 1849 , at the age of 74 .
he died january 29 , 1852 , in washington , pennsylvania .
