Background
He was born on March 14, 1817 in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania.
He was born on March 14, 1817 in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania.
Washington & Jefferson College.
He was ordained by the Presbytery of Carlisle in 1840. was elected to the Board of Trustees of Washington College in 1849 served as President Pro Tem. there from July 13, 1852 until September 20, 1853. He was elected to serve in the consolidated board of Washington & Jefferson College after the union of the two colleges and was made President of the Board in 1882. He again served as President Pro Tem. in 1870.
He also served as a trustee of the Washington Female Seminary and of the Western Theological Seminary (now Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.
He died in 1899 in Washington, Pennsylvania.