Samuel Jennings Wilson (July 19, 1828 – August 17, 1883) was a clergyman and academic in Western Pennsylvania.[1]

Samuel J. Wilson
Born
Samuel Jennings Wilson

July 19, 1828
DiedAugust 17, 1883
EducationWashington College
Western Theological Seminary
ChurchPresbyterian
Offices held
President pro temp. of Washington & Jefferson College

Biography

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Deems, Charles Force (1883). Frank Leslie's Sunday Magazine. Frank Leslie.
  2. ^ 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.
Academic offices
Preceded by Interim President of Washington and Jefferson College
1869
Succeeded by
Religious titles
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