Francis Landey Patton

Francis Landey Patton (February 22, 1843 – November 25, 1932), American educationalist and theologian, and the twelfth president of Princeton University. He was born in Warwick Parish, Bermuda and attended Warwick Academy. He studied at Knox College, Toronto and at the University of Toronto; graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1865; was ordained to the Presbyterian ministry in June 1865; was pastor of the 84th Street Presbyterian Church, New York City, and in 1867-1870, of the South Church, Brooklyn. In 1871, Patton moved to Chicago to become minister of the Jefferson Park Presbyterian Church, Chicago (1874–1881). From 1872 to 1881, he was also a professor at McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago. He wrote The Inspiration...