History of Irwin, (Westmoreland County) Pennsylvania United States of America

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Samuel Black McCcormick - A Biography

Samuel Black McCcormick, educator, was born in Irwin, Westmoreland county, Pa., May 6, 1858; son of Dr. James I. and Rachel Long (Black) McCormick, and grandson of John and Esther (Sowash) McCormick, and of Samuel and Jane (Mansperger) Black. He was instructed at home by his father and was graduated from Washington and Jefferson college, A.B., 1880, A.M., 1883. He was married Sept. 29, 1882, to Ida May, daughter of William Steep of Washington, Pa. He was a teacher at Jefferson academy, 1880-81, and at Washington and Jefferson college, 1881-82; studied law with H. H. McCormick, Pittsburg, Pa., 1882-83, and practised there, 1882-83, and at Denver, Col., 1883-87; was a student at Western Theological seminary, 1887-90, was licensed to preach, April 24, 1889, and pastor of the Central Presbyterian church at Allegheny, Pa., 1890-94, and of the First Presbyterian church, Omaha, Nebraska, 1894-97. He was elected president of Coe college, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 1897. The honorary degree of D.D. was conferred on him by Washington and Jefferson college, in 1897.

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