Presbyterian minister, prolific author, and founding professor of Princeton Theological Seminary
| When Burke met | 1818 |
| Where Burke met | Princeton, NJ |
| Occupation | Clergy |
| Interaction with Burke | Burke asked him to find ministerial candidates for Montrose & Wilkesbarre |
| Identity Status | Confirmed |
| Genealogy | Wikitree |
| Memoir Pages | 102 |
Notes
Samuel Miller (October 31, 1769 – January 7, 1850) was a Presbyterian minister, prolific author, and founding professor of Princeton Theological Seminary. Born in Dover, Delaware, to the Reverend John Miller and Margaret Millington, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1789, earned his license to preach in 1791, and received a Doctorate of Divinity from his alma mater in 1804. In 1801, he married Sarah Dickinson Sargent in Philadelphia; they had at least six children, including his biographer Samuel Miller, Jr., though records vary regarding infants who may have died young. From 1813 until his death, Miller resided in Princeton, New Jersey, serving as Professor of Ecclesiastical History and Church Government. A prominent authority on Presbyterian theology, he actively participated in denominational controversies that divided the church into Old and New Schools and held memberships in the American Philosophical Society and the American Antiquarian Society.
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.