William Burnett (preacher)
{{Short description|American academic (b. 1808)}}
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| birth_date = 1808
| birth_place =Abbeville District, South Carolina, US
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| death_place = Manchester, Pennsylvania, US
| church = Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
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| education = Jefferson College
| ordained = April 13, 1836
Presbytery of Monongaleha
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| congregations =Robinson's Run, Pennsylvania (1836–1838)
Fourth Associate Reformed Church, (1840–1841)
Mt. Nebo (1845–1850)
| offices_held =President of Franklin College
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William Burnett (born 1808) was an American college president and minister. He was President of Franklin College in New Athens, Ohio, serving from 1839 to 1840. He also served as Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church minister at various locations in Pennsylvania before leaving the ministry to head west.
References
- {{cite book| title = Biographical and Historical Catalogue of Washington and Jefferson College| publisher = Elm Street Printing Company| year = 1889| location = Cincinnati, Ohio| page = 64| chapter = Burnett, William| chapter-url = https://books.google.com/books?id=-ahBAAAAIAAJ| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=-ahBAAAAIAAJ}}
- {{cite book| last = Kiddle| first = Henry| author-link = Henry Kiddle | author2 = Alexander Jacob Schem | author2-link = Alexander Jacob Schem | title = The Cyclopædia of Education| publisher = by E. Steiger & Co.| year = 1883| pages = [https://archive.org/details/cyclopdiaeducat00kiddgoog/page/n340 322]| url = https://archive.org/details/cyclopdiaeducat00kiddgoog}}
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before=Jacob Coon|
title= President of Franklin College|
years=1839–1840|
after=Edwin H. Nevin
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Category:Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
Category:Franklin College (New Athens, Ohio)
Category:People from Abbeville County, South Carolina
Category:Washington & Jefferson College alumni
Category:Year of death missing
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