F. S. Sampson

F. S. Sampson
F. S. Sampson
President of Hampden–Sydney College
	In office; 1847 – September 1848
Preceded by	S. B. Wilson (Acting)
Succeeded by	Charles Martin (Acting)
Personal details
Born	November 1, 1814; Dover Mills, Virginia
Died	April 9, 1854 (aged 39)[1]; Hampden Sydney, Virginia
Alma mater	M.A. University of Virginia; D.D. Hampden–Sydney College
Profession	Theologian, Professor

Francis Smith Sampson (November 1, 1814 – April 9, 1854) was an acting President of Hampden–Sydney College from 1847 to 1848.[2]

Biography

Sampson was born in Dover Mills, Virginia to Richard Sampson, an eminent and respected agriculturist.[3] He began studying theology in 1830 under his maternal uncle, Rev. Thornton Rogers of Albemarle.[3] Sampson continued his studies at the University of Virginia, enrolling on September 10, 1831 and graduating with the rare, prestigious degree of M.A. in July 1836.[3] In November of that year, Sampson enrolled at the Union Theological Seminary then in Hampden Sydney, Virginia where he became a teacher of Hebrew in 1838 and licensed by the East Hanover Presbytery in October 1839, and ordained by the same Presbytery in October 1941.[3]

Sampson was appointed as the Acting President of Hampden–Sydney College at the end of 1847 and served in that role until September 1848 when Charles Martin replaced him.[2] In July 1848, Sampson traveled to Europe to develop and practice his theology, returning in August 1849, having spent the year primarily at the University of Halle and University of Berlin.[4] In October 1848, he was elected professor of oriental literature and languages in the Seminary and soon thereafter received his honorary Doctorate of Divinity from Hampden–Sydney College.[4]

References

Dabney, Robert Lewis (1855). A Memorial of the Christian Life and Character of Francis S. Sampson. Richmond, VA: Enquirer Book and Job Press. p. 49. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
Brinkley, John Luster (1994). On This Hill: A narrative history of Hampden–Sydney College, 1774–1994. Hampden–Sydney, VA: Hampden–Sydney College. p. 179. ISBN 1-886356-06-8.
Dabney, Robert Lewis (1855). A Memorial of the Christian Life and Character of Francis S. Sampson. Richmond, VA: Enquirer Book and Job Press. p. vii. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
Dabney, Robert Lewis (1855). A Memorial of the Christian Life and Character of Francis S. Sampson. Richmond, VA: Enquirer Book and Job Press. p. viii. Retrieved October 7, 2014.

Academic offices
Preceded by S. B. Wilson	President of Hampden–Sydney College 1847–1848	Succeeded by Charles Martin

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[1] Dabney, Robert Lewis (1855). A Memorial of the Christian Life and Character of Francis S. Sampson. Richmond, VA: Enquirer Book and Job Press. p. 49. Retrieved October 7, 2014.

[Brinkley-2] Brinkley, John Luster (1994). On This Hill: A narrative history of Hampden–Sydney College, 1774–1994. Hampden–Sydney, VA: Hampden–Sydney College. p. 179. ISBN 1-886356-06-8.

[DabneyVII-3] Dabney, Robert Lewis (1855). A Memorial of the Christian Life and Character of Francis S. Sampson. Richmond, VA: Enquirer Book and Job Press. p. vii. Retrieved October 7, 2014.

[DabneyVIII-4] Dabney, Robert Lewis (1855). A Memorial of the Christian Life and Character of Francis S. Sampson. Richmond, VA: Enquirer Book and Job Press. p. viii. Retrieved October 7, 2014.