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Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan
Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan (March 31, 1794 – July 9, 1852) was a 19th-century politician and lawyer who served as the 2nd United States Secretary of the Interior under President Millard Fillmore.
== Early life ==
McKennan was born in New Castle, Delaware on March 31, 1794, the son of Col. William and Elizabeth Thompson McKennan. He later moved with his family to Washington, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Washington College in 1810 and was admitted to the bar in 1814, commencing practice in Washington. McKennan married Matilda Lourie Bowman on December 6, 1815. They had eight children together, William, Thomas, Isabella, Jacob Bowman, Thomas McKean Thompson, Jr., Anne Elizabeth, John Thompson and Matilda Bowman McKennan.
He was a member of the Union Literary Society at Washington College. In a (January 1811 speech to the Union Society ), McKennan outlined the seven areas of study (Latin and Greek; Mathematics; Rhetoric; Logic; Geography and History; Natural Philosophy; and Moral Philosophy) that comprised the college's curriculum at the time.
He worked as a tutor at Washington College in 1813, as he was studying law. Later, he was a Trustee of the College and was often asked to be President of Washington College, but he refused every time.〔
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