Professor at Princeton Seminary
| When Burke met | 1818 |
| Where Burke met | Princeton, NJ |
| Occupation | Minister |
| Interaction with Burke | Burke asked him to help find ministers for Montrose and Wilkesbarre |
| Status Identity | Confirmed |
| Genealogy | WikiTree |
| Memoir Pages | 102 |
Notes
Archibald Alexander (April 17, 1772 – October 22, 1851) was an American Presbyterian minister, theologian, and the founding professor of Princeton Theological Seminary. Born in Rockbridge County, Virginia, to farmer William Alexander, he was educated at Liberty Hall Academy and ordained in 1794. He served as an itinerant pastor in Virginia before becoming president of Hampden-Sydney College (c. 1796–1806), eventually resigning due to student unrest. After pastoring Pine Street Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia from 1807 to 1812, he was appointed the first professor at Princeton Theological Seminary, where he taught until his death in New Jersey. He also served as vice president of the American Colonization Society. In 1802, he married Janetta Waddel, and they had several notable children, including ministers, scholars, and professionals James Waddel, William Cowper, Joseph Addison, Samuel Davies, and Henry Martyn Alexander.
Sources
Burke, William. Memoir of William Burke: A Soldier of the Revolution, Reformed from Intemperance, and for Many Years a Consistent and Devoted Christian; Carefully Prepared from a Journal Kept by Himself; to Which Is Added, an Extract from a Sermon Preached at His Funeral, by Rev. Nathaniel Miner. Hartford, CT: Case, Tiffany, 1837.