William Linn (1752)

William Linn
Born	February 27, 1752(1752-02-27) Shippensburg, Lurgan Township, Pennsylvania
Died	January 8, 1808 (aged 55) Albany, New York
Spouse	Rebecca Blair, January 10, 1774 (first wife)
Parents	William Linn, Jr. Susanna Trimble

Timeline

Year	Event
1772	graduateed princton (D.D)
1775	ordained by Donegal presbytery
1776	served as chaplain for Continetial army
1777-1784	pastor at Big Spring (now Newville), PA
until 1785	president of washtington college, MA
1786-1805	charge of collegiate Dutch church, New York City
1791-1794	president of Rutgers
1787-1808	regent of New York University
1789	first chaplain to US House of Rep
1791	published "Sermons, Historical and Characteristical" (New York, 1791)
1794	published "Signs of the Times" (1794)
1800	delivered a "Funeral Eulogy on General Washington," before the New York society of the Cincinnati, and various separate sermons.
?	delivered a "Sermon on the Death of General Alexander Hamilton"

Biography

"The former, William (3) was born in Lurgan township February 27, 1752; graduated at Princeton, N.J., class of 1772; studied theology under Rev. Robert Cooper, D.D.; appointed chaplain of 5th and 6th Penn. Battalions February 15, 1776; pastor at Big Springs (now Newville), Cumberland county, until 1784; president of Washington College, Md., 1784-1785; pastor of Collegiate Dutch Church, N.Y., 1786-1808; the first chaplain of the House of Representatives, U.S., May 1, 1789. His published works are "Sermons, Historical and Characteristical," N.Y., 1791; "Signs of the Times," N.Y. 1794; "A Funeral Eulogy on Gen. Washington, delivered February 22, 1800, before the New York Society of Cincinnati;" "Sermon on the Death of Alexander Hamilton," etc. Shortly before his death Dr. Linn was elected president of Union College, Schenectady, but was never inaugurated. He died in Albany, N.Y., January 8, 1808. Dr. Linn married (first) January 10, 1774, Rebecca Blair, daughter of Rev. John Blair, vice-president of the College of New Jersey, at Princeton, 1767-1768."