St. George's School (Rhode Island)
St. George's School is a private, coeducational boarding school in Newport, Rhode Island. The school was founded in 1896 by the Rev. John Byron Diman. It sits on a hill overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. It is known for having an extremely beautiful campus. It is a member of the Independent School League. The school is mentioned in F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic first novel, This Side of Paradise.
Old Georgians
- Howard Dean, longest-serving Vermont Governor 1991-2003, Presidential Canidate 2004, Chairman DNC 2005-
- Prescott Bush, artillary Captain WWI, U.S. Senator 1953-1963, father of President George H.W. Bush
- Billy Bush, Access Hollywood Anchor
- Claiborne Pell, longest-serving Rhode Island Senator 1961-1997
- Ogden Nash, famous American poet
- Vincent Astor, member of the prominent Astor family
- John Jacob Astor VI, member of the prominent Astor family
- Tucker Carlson, writer and host of The Situation on MSNBC; formerly with CNN
- William Henry Vanderbilt III, Governor of Rhode Island, philanthropist