History of West Mahoning, (Indiana County) Pennsylvania United States of America

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A Biography of Thomas Maskell Findley

Thomas Maskell Findley, educator, was born in West Mahoning, Pa., Sept. 29, 1847; son of William Marshall and Eleanor (Caruthers) Findley; grandson of Abel Findley and Richard E. Caruthers, and a descendant of William Findley, representative in congress eleven terms, 1791-1817. He was graduated from Monmouth college, Ill., in 1874 and from 1874 to 1876 was principal of Morning Sun, Iowa, high school. He was graduated from Princeton theological seminary in 1879; was pastor of the Presbyterian church at Indianola, Iowa, 1880-83, and in the latter year founded and became president of Pierre university, South Dakota. In 1885 he resigned the presidency and became pastor of the Ninth Presbyterian church, St. Paul, Minn. From 1887 to 1898 he was pastor of the Second Presbyterian church of Duluth, Minn., and on Nov. 1, 1898, became pastor at large of St. Cloud presbytery, with headquarters at Spicer, Minn.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor