Background
Sampey, John Richard was born on September 27, 1863 in Fort Deposit, Alabama, United States. Son of Review James L. and Louisa Z. (Cochran) Sampey.
Sampey, John Richard was born on September 27, 1863 in Fort Deposit, Alabama, United States. Son of Review James L. and Louisa Z. (Cochran) Sampey.
Bachelor of Arts, Howard College, Alabama, 1882. Graduate Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1885. Doctor of Divinity, Washington and Lee, 1887.
Doctor of Laws, Howard, 1901, Baylor, 1920.
Review J. J. Doctorate. Renfroe, September 16, 1886. Children—Anita (deceased), Eleanora Scott, John R., Elsie Louise. Married second, Ellen, daughter
Felix M. Wood, May 16, 1926. ordained Baptist ministry, September 27, 1885.
Instructor, 1885-1887, assistant professor, 1887-1890, associate professor, 1890-1892, librarian, 1889-1929, Professor Old Testament interpretation, 1892-1943, president, 1929-1942, president emeritus since 1942, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
John Richard Sampey has been listed as a noteworthy theologian. by Marquis Who's Who.
Member International South.S. Lesson Committee, 1895-1942 (chairman 1921-1922. Member revision committee of America Standard Bible, and chairman Old Testament section, 1930-1938.
Married Annie, daughter;; married second, Ellen, daughter Children: Anita (deceased), Eleanora Scott, John R., Elsie Louise.
