Joseph Smith (Presbyterian minister, born 1796)
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| Born | July 15, 1796 |
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| Parent | Rev. David Smith |
| Relatives | Joseph Smith (Grandfather) |
Offices held | President of Franklin College |
Joseph Smith (July 15, 1796–?) was a Presbyterian minister, author, and academic.
The son of Rev. Joseph Smith and grandson of Joseph Smith, the frontier missionary, he graduated from Jefferson College (now Washington & Jefferson College) in 1815 and attended Princeton Theological Seminary from 1817 to 1818.[1] He was licensed to preach in 1819 and worked as a missionary in Virginia from 1818 to 1822. He was President of Franklin College in New Athens, Ohio from 1837 to 1838. Smith died in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Pa.), Washington and Jefferson College (Washington, Washington County (1889). Biographical and Historical Catalogue of Washington and Jefferson College: Containing a General Catalogue of Jefferson College, and of Washington College, and of Washington and Jefferson College. Elm street printing Company.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Kiddle, Henry (1883). The cyclopædia of education: a dictionary of information for the use of teachers, school officers, parents, and others. University of Michigan. New York, E. Steiger & Co.; London, S. Low & Co.
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