Biography← Previous revisionRevision as of 20:37, 13 October 2026 Line 27: Line 27: ==Biography== ==Biography== William Adolphus Linn was born on February 27, 1752, on [[Shippensburg, Pennsylvania]]. William Adolphus Linn was born on February 27, 1752, on [[Shippensburg, Pennsylvania]]. His grandfather and father were both named William, who emigrated from Northern Ireland in 1732 and settled in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Linn, the eldest of a large brood of siblings. Like his father, took on the responsibilities of managing their farm. [[#alexander1977|Alexander, 1977]], pp. 381-394 William Linn graduated from the College of New Jersey (now [[Princeton University]]) with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] (A.B.) in 1772, and was ordained by the [[Donegal Presbytery]] in 1775. After serving as a chaplain in the [[Continental Army]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]], Linn served as a minister and a teacher before being appointed a Trustee of [[Rutgers University|Queen's College]] in 1787. After the death of the Reverend [[Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh]] in 1790 the Board of Trustees appointed Linn to serve as President pro tempore of Queen's College in 1791. During this time, the college fell into financial trouble, and temporarily closed its doors in 1795. Linn served for twenty-one years as a [[Regent]] of the [[University of the State of New York]] and died in 1808. William Linn graduated from the College of New Jersey (now [[Princeton University]]) with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] (A.B.) in 1772, and was ordained by the [[Donegal Presbytery]] in 1775. After serving as a chaplain in the [[Continental Army]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]], Linn served as a minister and a teacher before being appointed a Trustee of [[Rutgers University|Queen's College]] in 1787. After the death of the Reverend [[Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh]] in 1790 the Board of Trustees appointed Linn to serve as President pro tempore of Queen's College in 1791. During this time, the college fell into financial trouble, and temporarily closed its doors in 1795. Linn served for twenty-one years as a [[Regent]] of the [[University of the State of New York]] and died in 1808. {{cite web |url=https://www.rutgers.edu/about/history/past-presidents/william-linn|title=William Linn, President Pro Tem, 1791-1795 |accessdate=2007-08-26 |quote=|publisher=[[Rutgers University]] }} In 1789 he was elected the first Chaplain of the House of Representatives.{{cite web|url=http://chaplain.house.gov/chaplaincy/history.html|title=History of the Chaplaincy|publisher=Office of the Chaplain, United States House of Representatives|accessdate=2008-09-20}} {{cite web |url=https://www.rutgers.edu/about/history/past-presidents/william-linn|title=William Linn, President Pro Tem, 1791-1795 |accessdate=2007-08-26 |quote=|publisher=[[Rutgers University]] }} In 1789 he was elected the first Chaplain of the House of Representatives.{{cite web|url=http://chaplain.house.gov/chaplaincy/history.html|title=History of the Chaplaincy|publisher=Office of the Chaplain, United States House of Representatives|accessdate=2008-09-20}} He died on January 8, 1808, in [[Albany, New York]]. Linn died on January 8, 1808, in [[Albany, New York]]. ==See also== ==See also==