Samuel J. Wilson

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Samuel J. Wilson

Born	July 19, 1828 Washington County, Pennsylvania
Died	August 17, 1883 Sewickley, Pennsylvania
Education	Washington College Western Theological Seminary

Church	Presbyterian

Samuel J. Wilson was a prominent 19th century clergyman and academic in Western Pennsylvania.^[1]

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.

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Deems, Charles Force (1883). Frank Leslie's Sunday Magazine. Frank Leslie.
↑ 2.0 2.1 "Samuel J. Wilson (Pro Tem. 1869)". U. Grant Miller Library Digital Archives. Washington & Jefferson College. 2003-09-04.

Academic offices
Preceded by Jonathan Edwards	Interim President of Washington and Jefferson College 1869	Succeeded by James I. Brownson (Interim)
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 The Rev. Edward D. Morris

<font color=#FFFFFFface=Arial>Founding and early leadership

John McMillan Thaddeus Dod Joseph Smith

Jefferson College

John Watson (1802–1802) James Dunlap (1803–1811) Andrew Wylie (1812–1816) William McMillan (1817–1822) Matthew Brown (1822–1845) Robert Jefferson Breckinridge (1845–1847) Alexander Blaine Brown (1847–1856) Joseph Alden (1857–1862) David Hunter Riddle (1862–Union of the Colleges)

Washington College

Matthew Brown (1806–1817) Andrew Wylie (1817–1828) David Elliott (1830–1831) David McConaughy (1831–1849) James Clark (1850–1852) James I. Brownson (Pro Tem. 1852–1853) John W. Scott (1852–Union of the Colleges)

Washington & Jefferson College

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Persondata
Name	Wilson, Samuel
Alternative names
Short description	American clergyman and academic
Date of birth	July 19, 1828
Place of birth	Washington County, Pennsylvania
Date of death	August 17, 1883
Place of death	Sewickley, Pennsylvania

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