Samuel Davies (clergyman)
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Samuel Davies (clergyman)
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Samuel Davies was an evangelist and Presbyterian minister. Davies ministered in Hanover County from 1748 to 1759, followed by a term as the fourth President of Princeton University, then known as the College of New Jersey, from 1759 to 1761. Davies was one of the first non-Anglican preachers in Virginia, and one of earliest missionaries to slaves in the Thirteen Colonies. He was a strong advocate for religious freedom, and helped to institute significant religious reforms in the colony. Davies w
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American clergyman and poet
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Davies_(clergyman)
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2008-03-08T01:05:21Z
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2024-09-08T14:57:51Z
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