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Rockbridge (Virginia, United States) (search for this): entry alexander-archibald
Alexander, Archibald, 1772-
Theologian; born in Augusta (now Rockbridge) county.
Va., April 17, 1772; was of Scotch descent, and became teacher in a Virginian family at the age of seventeen years. In 1791 he entered the ministry as an itinerant missionary in his native State.
In 1789 he became president of Hampden-Sidney College; left it in 1801; married a daughter of Rev. Mr. Waddell, the celebrated blind preacher in Virginia, and afterwards (1807) became pastor of a Presbyterian church in Philadelphia.
In 1810 he was elected president of Union College, Georgia, but did not accept it. On the establishment of the Theological Seminary at Princeton.
N. J., in 1811, Dr. Alexander was chosen its first professor, which position he held until his death.
Oct. 22, 1851.
Among his numerous writings his Outlines of the evidences of Christianity, used as a text-book in several colleges, is most extensively known.
It has passed through many editions in various languages.
Augusta (Georgia, United States) (search for this): entry alexander-archibald
Alexander, Archibald, 1772-
Theologian; born in Augusta (now Rockbridge) county.
Va., April 17, 1772; was of Scotch descent, and became teacher in a Virginian family at the age of seventeen years. In 1791 he entered the ministry as an itinerant missionary in his native State.
In 1789 he became president of Hampden-Sidney College; left it in 1801; married a daughter of Rev. Mr. Waddell, the celebrated blind preacher in Virginia, and afterwards (1807) became pastor of a Presbyterian church in Philadelphia.
In 1810 he was elected president of Union College, Georgia, but did not accept it. On the establishment of the Theological Seminary at Princeton.
N. J., in 1811, Dr. Alexander was chosen its first professor, which position he held until his death.
Oct. 22, 1851.
Among his numerous writings his Outlines of the evidences of Christianity, used as a text-book in several colleges, is most extensively known.
It has passed through many editions in various languages.
Princeton, N. J. (New Jersey, United States) (search for this): entry alexander-archibald
Alexander, Archibald, 1772-
Theologian; born in Augusta (now Rockbridge) county.
Va., April 17, 1772; was of Scotch descent, and became teacher in a Virginian family at the age of seventeen years. In 1791 he entered the ministry as an itinerant missionary in his native State.
In 1789 he became president of Hampden-Sidney College; left it in 1801; married a daughter of Rev. Mr. Waddell, the celebrated blind preacher in Virginia, and afterwards (1807) became pastor of a Presbyterian church in Philadelphia.
In 1810 he was elected president of Union College, Georgia, but did not accept it. On the establishment of the Theological Seminary at Princeton.
N. J., in 1811, Dr. Alexander was chosen its first professor, which position he held until his death.
Oct. 22, 1851.
Among his numerous writings his Outlines of the evidences of Christianity, used as a text-book in several colleges, is most extensively known.
It has passed through many editions in various languages.
New Jersey (New Jersey, United States) (search for this): entry alexander-archibald
Alexander, Archibald, 1772-
Theologian; born in Augusta (now Rockbridge) county.
Va., April 17, 1772; was of Scotch descent, and became teacher in a Virginian family at the age of seventeen years. In 1791 he entered the ministry as an itinerant missionary in his native State.
In 1789 he became president of Hampden-Sidney College; left it in 1801; married a daughter of Rev. Mr. Waddell, the celebrated blind preacher in Virginia, and afterwards (1807) became pastor of a Presbyterian church in Philadelphia.
In 1810 he was elected president of Union College, Georgia, but did not accept it. On the establishment of the Theological Seminary at Princeton.
N. J., in 1811, Dr. Alexander was chosen its first professor, which position he held until his death.
Oct. 22, 1851.
Among his numerous writings his Outlines of the evidences of Christianity, used as a text-book in several colleges, is most extensively known.
It has passed through many editions in various languages.
Virginia (Virginia, United States) (search for this): entry alexander-archibald
Alexander, Archibald, 1772-
Theologian; born in Augusta (now Rockbridge) county.
Va., April 17, 1772; was of Scotch descent, and became teacher in a Virginian family at the age of seventeen years. In 1791 he entered the ministry as an itinerant missionary in his native State.
In 1789 he became president of Hampden-Sidney College; left it in 1801; married a daughter of Rev. Mr. Waddell, the celebrated blind preacher in Virginia, and afterwards (1807) became pastor of a Presbyterian church in Philadelphia.
In 1810 he was elected president of Union College, Georgia, but did not accept it. On the establishment of the Theological Seminary at Princeton.
N. J., in 1811, Dr. Alexander was chosen its first professor, which position he held until his death.
Oct. 22, 1851.
Among his numerous writings his Outlines of the evidences of Christianity, used as a text-book in several colleges, is most extensively known.
It has passed through many editions in various languages.
Hugh Waddell (search for this): entry alexander-archibald
Alexander, Archibald, 1772-
Theologian; born in Augusta (now Rockbridge) county.
Va., April 17, 1772; was of Scotch descent, and became teacher in a Virginian family at the age of seventeen years. In 1791 he entered the ministry as an itinerant missionary in his native State.
In 1789 he became president of Hampden-Sidney College; left it in 1801; married a daughter of Rev. Mr. Waddell, the celebrated blind preacher in Virginia, and afterwards (1807) became pastor of a Presbyterian church in Philadelphia.
In 1810 he was elected president of Union College, Georgia, but did not accept it. On the establishment of the Theological Seminary at Princeton.
N. J., in 1811, Dr. Alexander was chosen its first professor, which position he held until his death.
Oct. 22, 1851.
Among his numerous writings his Outlines of the evidences of Christianity, used as a text-book in several colleges, is most extensively known.
It has passed through many editions in various languages.
Archibald Alexander (search for this): entry alexander-archibald
Alexander, Archibald, 1772-
Theologian; born in Augusta (now Rockbridge) county.
Va., April 17, 1772; was of Scotch descent, and became teacher in a Virginian family at the age of seventeen years. In 1791 he entered the ministry as an itinerant missionary in his native State.
In 1789 he became president of Hampden-Sidney College; left it in 1801; married a daughter of Rev. Mr. Waddell, the celebrated blind preacher in Virginia, and afterwards (1807) became pastor of a Presbyterian church terian church in Philadelphia.
In 1810 he was elected president of Union College, Georgia, but did not accept it. On the establishment of the Theological Seminary at Princeton.
N. J., in 1811, Dr. Alexander was chosen its first professor, which position he held until his death.
Oct. 22, 1851.
Among his numerous writings his Outlines of the evidences of Christianity, used as a text-book in several colleges, is most extensively known.
It has passed through many editions in various languages.
1791 AD (search for this): entry alexander-archibald
Alexander, Archibald, 1772-
Theologian; born in Augusta (now Rockbridge) county.
Va., April 17, 1772; was of Scotch descent, and became teacher in a Virginian family at the age of seventeen years. In 1791 he entered the ministry as an itinerant missionary in his native State.
In 1789 he became president of Hampden-Sidney College; left it in 1801; married a daughter of Rev. Mr. Waddell, the celebrated blind preacher in Virginia, and afterwards (1807) became pastor of a Presbyterian church in Philadelphia.
In 1810 he was elected president of Union College, Georgia, but did not accept it. On the establishment of the Theological Seminary at Princeton.
N. J., in 1811, Dr. Alexander was chosen its first professor, which position he held until his death.
Oct. 22, 1851.
Among his numerous writings his Outlines of the evidences of Christianity, used as a text-book in several colleges, is most extensively known.
It has passed through many editions in various languages.
1811 AD (search for this): entry alexander-archibald
Alexander, Archibald, 1772-
Theologian; born in Augusta (now Rockbridge) county.
Va., April 17, 1772; was of Scotch descent, and became teacher in a Virginian family at the age of seventeen years. In 1791 he entered the ministry as an itinerant missionary in his native State.
In 1789 he became president of Hampden-Sidney College; left it in 1801; married a daughter of Rev. Mr. Waddell, the celebrated blind preacher in Virginia, and afterwards (1807) became pastor of a Presbyterian church in Philadelphia.
In 1810 he was elected president of Union College, Georgia, but did not accept it. On the establishment of the Theological Seminary at Princeton.
N. J., in 1811, Dr. Alexander was chosen its first professor, which position he held until his death.
Oct. 22, 1851.
Among his numerous writings his Outlines of the evidences of Christianity, used as a text-book in several colleges, is most extensively known.
It has passed through many editions in various languages.
1772 AD (search for this): entry alexander-archibald
Alexander, Archibald, 1772-
Theologian; born in Augusta (now Rockbridge) county.
Va., April 17, 1772; was of Scotch descent, and became teacher in a Virginian family at the age of seventeen years. In 1791 he entered the ministry as an itinerant missionary in his native State.
In 1789 he became president of Hampden-Sidney College; left it in 1801; married a daughter of Rev. Mr. Waddell, the celebrated blind preacher in Virginia, and afterwards (1807) became pastor of a Presbyterian church in Philadelphia.
In 1810 he was elected president of Union College, Georgia, but did not accept it. On the establishment of the Theological Seminary at Princeton.
N. J., in 1811, Dr. Alexander was chosen its first professor, which position he held until his death.
Oct. 22, 1851.
Among his numerous writings his Outlines of the evidences of Christianity, used as a text-book in several colleges, is most extensively known.
It has passed through many editions in various languages.