Background
Neill, William was born on April 25, 1778 in Mc-Keesport, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William and Jane (Snodgrass) Neill.
Neill, William was born on April 25, 1778 in Mc-Keesport, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William and Jane (Snodgrass) Neill.
Graduated from College of New Jersey (now Princeton), 1803. Honorary Doctor of Divinity, Union College, 1812.
Tutor, College of New Jersey, circa 1803. Licensed to preach by Presbyterian Church, Cooperstown, New York, 1805. Pastor 1st Church, Albany, New York, 1809.
Moderator Presbyterian General Assembly, 1815.
Pastor 6th Church, Philadelphia, 1816-1824. President Dickinson College, 1824-1829.
Secretary Board Education of Presbyterian Church, 1829-1831. Pastor Germantown (Pennsylvania) Church, 1829-1840.
An organizer American Bible Society.
Director Princeton Theological Seminary Author: Lectures on Biblical History, 1846. Exposition of the Epistle to the Ephesians, 1850. Editor Presbyterian.
Married Elizabeth Van Dyke, October 5, 1805. Married second, Frances King, February 25, 1811.