Archibald Alexander biography
- NAME: Archibald Alexander
- OCCUPATION: Minister, Theologian, Journalist
- BIRTH DATE: April 17, 1772
- DEATH DATE: October 22, 1851
- PLACE OF BIRTH: South River, Rockbridge,Virginia
Synopsis
Archibald Alexander was a Protestant clergyman and educator. The son of a farmer, he underwent a religious conversion in 1789, began to evangelize and became a fluent and persuasive preacher. Ordained in the Presbyterian faith, he served two terms as president of Hampden-Sidney College and became a professor at Princeton Theological Seminary (1812), where remained for the rest of his life.
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Protestant clergyman and educator, born near Lexington, Virginia, USA. The son of a merchant farmer, he underwent a religious conversion in 1789, began to evangelize, and proved to be a fluent and persuasive preacher. Ordained in the Presbyterian ministry (1794), he served two terms as president of Hampden-Sidney College (1796??1801, 1802??7). He became a professor at the newly established Princeton Theological Seminary (1812) and remained there for the rest of his life. His teaching, along with a series of published essays, reviews, tracts, and sermons, gave him wide influence among the Presbyterians of his time.
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