Joseph Smith (Presbyterian minister, born 1796)

Joseph Smith was a Presbyterian minister, author, and academic.

Joseph Smith
BornJuly 15, 1796
Died
Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Parent(s)Rev. David Smith
RelativesJoseph Smith Grandfather
Offices held
President of Franklin College

The grandson of Joseph Smith, the frontier missionary, he graduated from Jefferson College (now Washington & Jefferson College) in 1815 and attended Princeton Theological Seminary from 1817-1818. He was licensed to preach in 1819 and worked as a missionary in Virginia from 1818-1822. He was President of Franklin College in New Athens, Ohio from 1837 to 1838.

References
  • "Smith, Joseph". Biographical and Historical Catalogue of Washington and Jefferson College. Cincinnati, Ohio: Elm Street Printing Company. 1889. p. 23.
  • Kiddle, Henry; Alexander Jacob Schem (1883). The Cyclopædia of Education. by E. Steiger & Co. pp. 322.
    Academic offices
    Preceded by
    Johnson Welsh    		 President of Franklin College
    1837–1838    		 Succeeded by
    Jacob Coon


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