David McKinney (publisher) explained

David McKinney
Birth Date:October 11, 1795
Birth Place:Kishacoquillas, Pennsylvania
Death Place:Sewickley, Pennsylvania
Church:Presbyterian
Education:Jefferson College
Princeton Theological Seminary
Ordained:April 22, 1824
Presbytery of Philadelphia
Spouse:Eliza L. Finley on May 16, 1825
Sarah F. Stockley (June 2, 1846)
Sarah Elizabeth Riddle (January 30, 1856)
Children:The Rev. Isaac Newton McKinney

David McKinney was a prominent Presbyterian pastor, theologian, and publisher in Pennsylvania.

He graduated from Jefferson College (now Washington & Jefferson College) in 1821.[1] In addition to his pastoral and professorial duties, he founded The Presbyterian Banner in 1852 in Philadelphia. He merged that publication with the Pittsburgh-based Presbyterian Advocate before selling the publication in 1864.[2] By 1906, it was considered the oldest religious magazine in the country.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jefferson College 1802–1865 . U. Grant Miller Library Digital Archives . Washington & Jefferson College . https://web.archive.org/web/20090106012122/http://washjeff.cdmhost.com/cdm4/jeff.php . 2009-01-06 . 2010-02-26 . dead .
  2. Book: Dulles, Joseph Heatly . Necrological reports and annual proceedings of the Alumni association of Princeton Theological seminary . Princeton Theological Seminary . 1891 . Princeton, New Jersey.
  3. Book: Killikelly, Sarah Hutchins . The History of Pittsburgh . B.C. & Gordon Montgomery Co.. 1906.