Rev./Pres of Princeton U Samuel Stanhope Smith

1749 - 1819  (70 years)

• Name	Samuel Stanhope Smith
  Title	Rev./Pres of Princeton U
  Birth	1 Feb 1749	Salisbury, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 Aug 1819	Princeton, Mercer Co, New Jersey
  Notes	Samuel Stanhope Smith (March 15, 1751 - August 21, 1819) was a Presbyterian minister, founding president of Hampden-Sydney College and the seventh president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) from 1795 to 1812. His stormy career ended in his enforced resignation. His words - "If reason and charity cannot promote the cause of truth and piety, I cannot see how it should ever flourish under the withering fires of wrath and strife" - ironically epitomize his career. Wikipedia
  Person ID	I52903	Roots
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2014

  
  

  Family	Ann Lacey Witherspoon, (immigrant),   b. 23 Jul 1749, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 1 Apr 1817, Princeton, Mercer Co, New Jersey (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	28 Jun 1775
  Children	1. John Witherspoon Smith,   b. 5 Apr 1778, Virginia d. 7 Nov 1829, New Jersey (Age 51 years) + 2. Frances Anna Smith,   b. 3 Apr 1779, Princeton, Mercer Co, New Jersey d. 31 Oct 1807, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 28 years) + 3. Mary Clay Smith,   b. 31 Aug 1787, Princeton, Mercer Co, New Jersey d. 9 Oct 1864, Baltimore Co, Maryland (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F17323	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Mar 2013

  
  

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  Birth - 1 Feb 1749 - Salisbury, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania  = Link to Google Earth