| Birth Name: | Samuel Jennings Wilson |
| Birth Date: | July 19, 1828 |
| Birth Place: | Washington County, Pennsylvania |
| Death Date: | August 17, 1883 |
| Church: | Presbyterian |
| Education: | Washington College Western Theological Seminary |
Samuel Jennings Wilson (July 19, 1828 – August 17, 1883) was a clergyman and academic in Western Pennsylvania.[1]
Wilson was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, on July 19, 1828, and attended Washington College and was a student and teacher at the Western Theological Seminary (now Pittsburgh Theological Seminary) in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, for over 25 years, serving as chair of sacred and ecclesiastical history. He served as a delegate to various national and world-wide conferences of the Presbyterian Church. He served President Pro Tem. for Washington & Jefferson College from April 20, 1869, to August 4, 1869.[2] After his death from typhoid in 1883, he was called "one of the abelest and most learned ministers in the Presbyterian Church."
Web site: Samuel J. Wilson Papers, 1856-1926 (bulk 1860-1886) . Manuscripts Division, Princeton University Library. Department of Rare Books and Special Collections. .