Samuel J. Wilson

Quick Facts

Intro

American clergyman and academic

Places

United States of America

was

Academic Cleric

Work field

Education Religion

Gender

Male

Birth

19 July 1828 People who share this birthday

Place of birth

Washington County

Death

17 August 1883 People who died on this day

Place of death

Sewickley

Age

55 years

The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

Samuel Jennings Wilson (July 19, 1828 - August 17, 1883) was a clergyman and academic in Western Pennsylvania.

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. He served as a delegate to various national and world-wide conferences of the Presbyterian Church. He served President Pro Tem. for Washington & Jefferson College from April 20, 1869 to August 4, 1869. After his death from typhoid in 1883, he was called "one of the abelest and most learned ministers in the Presbyterian Church."

Collected works

"Samuel J. Wilson Papers, 1856-1926 (bulk 1860-1886)". Manuscripts Division, Princeton University Library. Department of Rare Books and Special Collections.

The contents of this page are sourced from Wikipedia article. The contents are available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.

Lists

Samuel J. Wilson is in following lists