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==Presidents of Jefferson College==
* A "–" indicates that the individual served as president ''[[pro tempore]]''.
[[File:Matthew Brown 1776.jpg|thumb|130px|Matthew Brown]]
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| {{sortname|John|Watson|John Watson (college president)}}<br><small>(1771–1802)</small>
| align="center" |August 29, 1802<!-- elected -->
| align="center" |November 30, 1802{{#tag:ref|In the interim between John Watson's death and James Dunlap's election, John McMillan managed the operations of Jefferson College.<ref>Coleman 1956 p. 61</ref>|group="nb"}}
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| {{sortname|James|Dunlap}}<br><small>(1744–1818)</small>
| align="center" |April 27, 1803<!-- elected -->
| align="center" |April 25, 1811
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| {{sortname|Andrew|Wyliealign="center" |[[File:Andrew Wylie (college president)}}IU.jpg|60px]]
| {{sortname|Andrew|Wylie|Andrew Wylie (college president)}}<br><small>(1789–1851)</small>
| align="center" |April 29, 1812<!-- elected -->
| align="center" data-sort-value="April 1, 1816"|April 1816
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| scope="row" align="center" | 4
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| {{sortname|William|McMillan|William McMillan (college president)}}<br><small>(1777–1832)</small>
| align="center" |September 24, 1817<!-- elected -->
| align="center" |August 14, 1822
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| scope="row" align="center" | 5
| {{sortname|Matthew|Brownalign="center" |[[File:Matthew Brown (college president)}}1776.jpg|60px]]
| {{sortname|Matthew|Brown|Matthew Brown (college president)}}<br><small>(1776–1853)</small>
| align="center" |September 25, 1822<!-- elected -->
| align="center" |September 27, 1845
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| {{sortnamealign="center" |[[File:Robert Jefferson| Breckinridge}} - circle.jpg|60px]]
| {{sortname|Robert Jefferson|Breckinridge}}<br><small>(1800–1871)</small>
| align="center" |January 2, 1845<!-- elected -->
| align="center" |June 9, 1847
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| {{sortnamealign="center" |[[File:Alexander Blaine|Brown}} 1808.jpg|60px]]
| {{sortname|Alexander Blaine|Brown}}<br><small>(1808–1863)</small>
| align="center" |October 14, 1847
| align="center" data-sort-value="August 1, 1856"|August 1856
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| {{sortnamealign="center" |[[File:Joseph| Alden}}.jpg|60px]]
| {{sortname|Joseph|Alden}}<br><small>(1807–1885)</small>
| align="center" |January 7, 1857
| align="center" |November 4, 1862
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| {{sortnamealign="center" |[[File:David Hunter| Riddle}} 1805.jpg|60px]]
| {{sortname|David Hunter|Riddle}}<br><small>(1805–1888)</small>
| align="center" |November 4, 1862
| align="center" |March 4, 1865{{#tag:ref|Riddle and Scott were in office until the creation of the unified Washington & Jefferson College, which was chartered on March 4, 1865.<ref name=list1 />|group="nb"|name="Unionpresidents"}}
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==Presidents of Washington College==
[[File:Andrew Wylie IU.jpg|thumb|130px|Andrew Wylie]]
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| {{sortname|Matthew|Brownalign="center" |[[File:Matthew Brown (college president)}}1776.jpg|60px]]
| {{sortname|Matthew|Brown|Matthew Brown (college president)}}<br><small>(1776–1853)</small>
| align="center" |December 16, 1806
| align="center" |April 30, 1817
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| scope="row" align="center" | 2
| {{sortname|Andrew|Wyliealign="center" |[[File:Andrew Wylie (college president)}}IU.jpg|60px]]
| {{sortname|Andrew|Wylie|Andrew Wylie (college president)}}<br><small>(1789–1851)</small>
| align="center" |April 30, 1817
| align="center" |December 9, 1828
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| scope="row" align="center" | 3
| align="center" |[[File:David Elliott (college president)1799.jpg|David Elliott60px]]
|[[David Elliott (college president)|David Elliott]]<br><small>(1787–1874)</small>
| align="center" |September 28, 1830
| align="center" |November 7, 1831
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| scope="row" align="center" | 4
| {{sortname|David|McConaughyalign="center" |[[File:David McConaughy (college president)}}1775.jpg|60px]]
| {{sortname|David|McConaughy|David McConaughy (college president)}}<br><small>(1775–1852)</small>
| align="center" |December 21, 1831
| align="center" |September 27, 1849
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| scope="row" align="center" | 5
| {{sortname|James|Clarkalign="center" |[[File:James Clark (college president)}}1812.jpg|60px]]
| {{sortname|James|Clark|James Clark (college president)}}<br><small>(1812–1892)</small>
| align="center" |May 6, 1850
| align="center" |July 13, 1852
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|-valign="top"
| scope="row" align="center" |–
| align="center" |[[File:James Brownson 2.jpg|60px]]
| {{sortname|James I.|Brownson}}<br><small>(1817–1899)</small>
| align="center" |July 13, 1852
| align="center" |September 20, 1853
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| {{sortname|Johnalign="center" W.|Scott|[[File:John W. Scott (college president)}}1807.jpg|60px]]
| {{sortname|John W.|Scott|John W. Scott (college president)}}<br><small>(1807–1897)</small>
| align="center" |November 10, 1852
| align="center" |March 4, 1865<ref group="nb" name="Unionpresidents" />
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==Presidents of Washington & Jefferson College==
[[File:James Moffat 1846.jpg|thumb|130px|James Moffat]][[File:ToriHaringSmith.jpg|thumb|130px|Tori Haring-Smith]]
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| {{sortname|Jonathan|Edwardsalign="center" |[[File:Jonathan Edwards (Washington & Jefferson College)}}1817.jpg|60px]]
| {{sortname|Jonathan|Edwards|Jonathan Edwards (Washington & Jefferson College)}}<br><small>(1817–1891)</small>
| align="center" | April 4, 1866
| align="center" |April 20, 1869
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|-valign="top"
| scope="row" align="center" |–
| {{sortnamealign="center" |[[File:Samuel J Wilson 1828.jpg|Wilson}}60px]]
| {{sortname|Samuel J.|Wilson}}<br><small>(1828–1883)</small>
| align="center" |April 20, 1869
| align="center" |August 4, 1869
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|-valign="top"
| scope="row" align="center" | –
| align="center" |[[File:James Brownson 2.jpg|60px]]
| {{sortname|James I.|Brownson}}<br><small>(1817–1899)</small>
| align="center" |February 1, 1870
| align="center" |August 3, 1870
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| {{sortname|Georgealign="center" P.|Hays|[[File:George P. HaysHayes (college president)}}1838.jpg|60px]]
| {{sortname|George P.|Hays|George P. Hays (college president)}}<br><small>(1838–1897)</small>
| align="center" |August 3, 1870
| align="center" |June 3, 1881
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| scope="row" align="center" | 3
| align="center" |[[File:James Moffat 1846.jpg|60px]]
| {{sortname|James D.|Moffat}}<br><small>(1846–1916)</small>
| align="center" |November 16, 1881
| align="center" |April 15, 1914
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| scope="row" align="center" |4
| {{sortnamealign="center" |[[File:Frederick W.| Hinitt}} 1866-Centre.jpg|60px]]
| {{sortname|Frederick W.|Hinitt}}<br><small>(1866–1927)</small>
| align="center" |September 23, 1914
| align="center" |June 30, 1918
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| scope="row" align="center" | –
| {{sortnamealign="center" |[[File:William E.| Slemmons}}.jpg|60px]]
| {{sortname|William E.|Slemmons}}<br><small>(1855–1939)</small>
| align="center" data-sort-value="May 1, 1918"|May 1918
| align="center" data-sort-value="June 1, 1919"|June 1919
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| {{sortnamealign="center" |[[File:Samuel Charles| Black}} 1869 W&J.jpg|60px]]
| {{sortname|Samuel Charles|Black}}<br><small>(1869–1921)</small>
| align="center" |April 18, 1919
| align="center" |July 15, 1921
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| {{sortnamealign="center" |[[File:Simon Strousse|Strause Baker}} 1866.jpg|60px]]
| {{sortname|Simon Strousse|Baker}}<br><small>(1866–1932)</small>
| align="center" |January 26, 1922
| align="center" |May 13, 1931
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| {{sortnamealign="center" |[[File:Ralph Cooper| Hutchison}} in 1898.jpg|60px]]
| {{sortname|Ralph Cooper|Hutchison}}<br><small>(1898–1966)</small>
| align="center" |November 13, 1931
| align="center" |May 7, 1945
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| {{sortnamealign="center" |[[File:James Herbert| Case, Jr1906.}}jpg|60px]]
| {{sortname|James Herbert|Case, Jr.}}<br><small>(1906–1965)</small>
| align="center" |May 4, 1946
| align="center" |March 25, 1950
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| scope="row" align="center" | 9
| {{sortnamealign="center" |[[File:Boyd Crumrine| Patterson}} 1902.jpg|60px]]
| {{sortname|Boyd Crumrine|Patterson}}<br><small>(1902–1988)</small>
| align="center" |March 24, 1950
| align="center" |June 30, 1970
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| scope="row" align="center" | 10
| {{sortnamealign="center" |[[File:Howard Jerome|Burnett}}.jpg|60px]]
| {{sortname|Howard Jerome|Burnett}}<br><small>(1929–2019)</small>
| align="center" |July 1, 1970
| align="center" |June 30, 1998
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| {{sortnamealign="center" |[[File:Brian C Mitchell.jpg|Mitchell}}60px]]
| {{sortname|Brian C.|Mitchell}}<br><small>(born 1953)</small>
| align="center" |June 2, 1998
| align="center" |July 1, 2004
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|-valign="top"
| scope="row" align="center" | –
| align="center" |[[File:G. Andrew Rembert.jpg|60px]]
| {{sortname|G. Andrew|Rembert|nolink=1}}
| align="center" |March 5, 2004
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| scope="row" align="center" | 12
| align="center" |[[File:ToriHaringSmith.jpg|60px]]
| {{sortname|Tori|Haring-Smith}}
| align="center" |January 1, 2005
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| scope="row" align="center" | 13
| align="center" |[[File:John Knapp Interview.png|60px]]
| {{sortname|John C.|Knapp}}<br><small>(born 1959)</small>
| align="center" |August 1, 2017
| align="center" |present
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|<ref>{{Cite web |last=npgadmin |date=2017-04-21 |title=Dr. John C. Knapp Named 13th President of Washington & Jefferson College |url=https://www.washjeff.edu/dr-john-c-knapp-named-13th-president-of-washington-jefferson-college/ |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=Washington & Jefferson College |language=en-US}}</ref>
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| scope="row" align="center" |14
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|[[Elizabeth MacLeod Walls]]<br><small>(born 1974)</small>
|align="center" |June 30, 2024
|align="center" |Has not assumed office yet
|Selection announced on February 27, 2024
|align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Washington & Jefferson College names next president |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2024/02/27/washington-jefferson-college-will-get-a-new-president-in-june/stories/202402270090 |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |language=en}}</ref>
|}
 
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