Samuel J. Wilson
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Born | Samuel Jennings Wilson July 19, 1828 Washington County, Pennsylvania |
Died | August 17, 1883 Sewickley, Pennsylvania |
Education | Washington College Western Theological Seminary |
Church | Presbyterian |
Samuel Jennings Wilson (July 19, 1828 – August 17, 1883) was a clergyman and academic in Western Pennsylvania.[1]
Biography
Wilson was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, on July 19, 1828, and attended Washington College and was a student and teacher at the Western Theological Seminary (now Pittsburgh Theological Seminary) in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, for over 25 years, serving as chair of sacred and ecclesiastical history.[1] He served as a delegate to various national and world-wide conferences of the Presbyterian Church.[1] He served President Pro Tem. for Washington & Jefferson College from April 20, 1869, to August 4, 1869.[2] After his death from typhoid in 1883, he was called "one of the abelest and most learned ministers in the Presbyterian Church."[1][2]
Collected works
"Samuel J. Wilson Papers, 1856-1926 (bulk 1860-1886)". Manuscripts Division, Princeton University Library. Department of Rare Books and Special Collections.
References
- ^ a b c d Deems, Charles Force (1883). Frank Leslie's Sunday Magazine. Frank Leslie.
- ^ a b "Samuel J. Wilson (Pro Tem. 1869)". U. Grant Miller Library Digital Archives. Washington & Jefferson College. 2003-09-04. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012.
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Preceded by Jonathan Edwards | Interim President of Washington and Jefferson College 1869 | Succeeded by James I. Brownson (Interim) |
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Preceded by The Rev. Howard Crosby | Moderator of the 86th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America 1874–1875 | Succeeded by The Rev. Edward D. Morris |
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