Background
Nevin, John Williamson was born on February 20, 1803 in Strasburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John and Martha (McCracken) Nevin.
Nevin, John Williamson was born on February 20, 1803 in Strasburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John and Martha (McCracken) Nevin.
Graduate Union College, 1821, honorary Doctor of Laws, 1873. Graduate Princeton Theological Seminary, 1826. Honorary Doctor of Divinity, Jefferson College, 1839.
Temporary professor Biblical and oriental literature Princeton Theological Seminary, 1826. Professor Biblical literature Western Theological Seminary, 1830-1840. Professor Mercersburg (Pennsylvania) Seminary, 1840-1853.
Founder Mercersburg Review, 1849, editor 1849-1853.
Acting president Marshall College, 1841-1853 (merged with Franklin College, 1853), professor of history and aesthetics Franklin and Marshall College, 1861-1866, president, 1866-1876. A developer “Mercersburg theology.”.
Married Martha Jenkins, 1835, 7 children.