Complex sentence: John Huston Finley (October 19,1863--1940) was the president of Knox College, serving from 1892 until 1899 and editor of the New York Times in the 1920s and 30s.
Split into simpler sentences: John Huston Finley (October 19,1863--1940) was the president of Knox College, serving from 1892 until 1899 and editor of the New York Times in the 1920s and 1930s. He also served as the editor of the New York Times in the 1920s and 30s.