Background
Johnson, William F. was born on March 16, 1838 in Cadiz, Ohio, United States. Son of William (Doctor of Medicine and Elizabeth (Orr) J.
Johnson, William F. was born on March 16, 1838 in Cadiz, Ohio, United States. Son of William (Doctor of Medicine and Elizabeth (Orr) J.
Bachelor of Arts, Jefferson (now Washington and Jefferson) College, Pennsylvania, 1857. Western Theological Seminary, Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, 1857-1860. (Doctor of Divinity, Washington and Jefferson).
Ordained Presbyterian ministry, 1860. Missionary in charge various stations in India, 1860-1906, except 1885-1890 when was president Biddle College, Charlotte, North Carolina. Professor theology and Biblical introduction, Saharanpu Theological Seminary, since 1907.
Secretary N. India Tract Society and Christian Literature Society, 1876-1884. Author of various works on systematic theology, lectures, translations, etc., all in native langs. of India. Address: Saháranpur, U.P., India.
Married Rachel L. Kerr, of Beaver Company, Pennsylvania, 1860.