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The Hedges family produced three Princetonians in two generations: Benjamin van Doren Hedges, 1866-1930, Princeton class of 1888, and his sons Benjamin van Doren Hedges, 1907-1969, Princeton class of 1930 and Robert W. Hedges, 1908-1950, Princeton class of 1931.
The elder Benjamin van Doren Hedges was a member of the Philadelpian Society, the Student Conference Committee and Clio Hall while at Princeton, and went on to become a prominent New Jersey physician. While at Princeton, the younger Benjamin van Doren Hedges competed in the 1928 Olymics, was elected class president and chair of the Undergraduate Council, was president of the Glee Club. Later, he worked extensivly with the national Big Brother movement, becoming National Director and Vice President of the organization. Robert W. Hedges was active in musical performance and acting at Princeton, including with Theatre Intime and Triangle Club, for which he helped write The Tiger Smiles. Credited as R.W. Hedges, he also wrote the musical score for The Golden Dog, which was performed at the opening of McCarter Theater. He later attended Cornell medical school and practiced medicine in New York.
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