History of West Middletown, (Washington County) Pennsylvania United States of America

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Samuel Findley, educator, was born at West Middletown, Pa., Oct. 26, 1818; son of the Rev. Dr. Samuel and Margaret (Ross) Findley. He was graduated from Franklin college, Ohio, in 1839, and from the Allegheny, Pa., theological seminary in 1842, being ordained in October of that year as a clergyman of the Associate Reformed church. In 1843 he was installed pastor at Troy, Ohio. In 1846 he accepted the principalship of Edinburg academy at Wooster, Ohio, retaining the position two years. He was principal of Chillicothe female college, 1850-53, and president of Madison college, 1853-56. In 1857 he became pastor of the Sixth Presbyterian church (O.S.) at Pittsburg, Pa., and from 1859 to 1861 was editor of the Pennsylvania Teacher. He resigned his pastorate in 1861 to accept the chair of logic and rhetoric in the Western university of Pennsylvania, which he held until 1863. In 1865-70 he was a professor in the Western military academy at Dayton, Ohio, and pastor of the Fourth Presbyterian church in the same city. He was pastor at Carlisle, Ohio, 1870-78, Somerville, Ohio, 1879-83, and Roxabell, Ohio, 1884-89. He published Rambles among the insects (1878). He died at Roxabell, Ohio, Nov. 2, 1889.

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

William Thornton Findley, clergyman, was born in West Middletown, Pa., June 2, 1814; son of the Rev. Dr. Samuel and Margaret (Ross) Findley. He was taken to Ohio at the age of ten and was graduated at Franklin college, New Athens, Ohio, in 1839. In the same year he was ordained a clergyman of the Associate Reformed church. He was pastor at Chillicothe, Ohio, 1843-55, of the First church, Springfield, Ohio, 1855-59, and at Xenia, Ohio, 1859-69, and principal of Chillicothe academy with his brother, 1850-54. He was editor of the Family Treasure in Cincinnati in 1867-68; pastor of the Central Presbyterian church, Newark, N.J., 1869-89, and stated supply, Perrineville, N.J., 1890-93. He died at Perrineviile, N.J., June 14, 1893.

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