Samuel Finley Politician

The Rev. Samuel Finley (July 2, 1715 – July 17, 1766) was an evangelical (Presbyterian, "New Light") preacher and academic, he founded the West Nottingham Academy, and was the fifth president and an original trustee of the College of New Jersey (later known as Princeton University) from 1761 until 1766.

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Samuel Finley
Birth dateJuly 02, 1715
Birth place
Armagh
Date of deathJuly 17, 1766
Place of death
Pennsylvania , Province of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia

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