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Samuel B. Wilson (born Samuel Wilson) (March 17, 1783 – August 1, 1869) was a Virginia theologian and professor. He served a brief period as acting President of Hampden–Sydney College in 1847.^[1]

Biography

Wilson was the born in Crowders, North Carolina in 1783, the tenth child to John and Mary Wray Wilson.^[2] He was christened as Samuel Wilson, but as a young man he added a middle name and subsequently signed himself as Samuel B. Wilson.^[2] Dr. Wilson later told his grandson, William Caruthers (son of William Alexander Caruthers and great-nephew of Archibald Alexander, the B. stood for Brown, in memory of Rev. Samuel Brown, in whose family Dr. Wilson lived for some time while studying theology under him.^[2]

Wilson was a professor at the Union Theological Seminary now (Union Presbyterian Seminary) in Hampden Sydney, Virginia from November 1841 to August 1869.^[2] In 1847, Wilson accepted the role as Acting President of Hampden–Sydney College, a position he held for three months before being replaced by F. S. Sampson.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Rice, JoAnn (August 13, 2009). "Rev Samuel B Wilson". Find a Grave. Retrieved October 7, 2014.

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Preceded by Patrick J. Sparrow	President of Hampden–Sydney College 1847	Succeeded by F. S. Sampson

[Brinkley-1] 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.

[Rice-2] Rice, JoAnn (August 13, 2009). "Rev Samuel B Wilson". Find a Grave. Retrieved October 7, 2014.

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