S. B. Wilson

S. B. Wilson
President of Hampden–Sydney College
Preceded byPatrick J. Sparrow
Succeeded byF. S. Sampson (Acting)
Personal details
Born(1783-03-17)March 17, 1783
Crowders, North Carolina, US
DiedAugust 1, 1869(1869-08-01) (aged 86)
Hampden Sydney, Virginia, US
SpouseElizabeth Hanna Wilson
ChildrenMary Blain Wilson
Samuel Owen Wilson
Martha Hanna Wilson
John Mark Wilson
Eliza Chur Gordon
James Matthew Wilson
Alma materD.D. Princeton University
ProfessionTheologian

Samuel B. Wilson (born Samuel Wilson) (March 17, 1783 – August 1, 1869) was a Virginia theologian and professor. He served a brief period as acting President of Hampden–Sydney College in 1847.[1]

Biography

Wilson was born in Crowders, North Carolina in 1783. Wilson was a professor at the Union Theological Seminary now (Union Presbyterian Seminary) in Hampden Sydney, Virginia from November 1841 to August 1869. In 1847, Wilson accepted the role as Acting President of Hampden–Sydney College, a position he held for three months before being replaced by F. S. Sampson.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Brinkley, John Luster (1994). On This Hill: A narrative history of Hampden–Sydney College, 1774–1994. Hampden–Sydney, VA: Hampden–Sydney College. p. 179. ISBN 1-886356-06-8.


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