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4 unusual facts about West Nottingham Academy


Angelo Errichetti

The 5-foot, 9-inch Errichetti was a football standout at Camden High School and, after graduating went to West Nottingham Academy and briefly attended Rutgers University.

Austin Lane Crothers

Educated at West Nottingham Academy, he spent several years in the work force, first as a store clerk, then as a public school teacher.

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More recent notable alumni include world-renowned painter Eric Fischl and basketball player Josh Boone(PF), a player on the University of Connecticut's 2004 Men's National Championship Team and current member of the NBA's New Jersey Nets.

Famous graduates include Benjamin Rush and Richard Stockton, both signers of the Declaration of Independence, and John Filson, historian, author and a founder of Cincinnati, Ohio.


Samuel Finley

The Rev. Samuel Finley (1763 DD University of Glasgow (honorary); July 2, 1715 – July 17, 1766), Evangelical (Presbyterian, "New Light") preacher and academic, he founded the West Nottingham Academy, and was the fifth president and an original trustee of the College of New Jersey (later known as Princeton University) from 1761 until 1766.


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