predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place religion children title profession birth_date term_start spouse image article_title term_end name
jonathan edwards samuel finley 4 february 1761 new castle county , delaware colony princeton , province of new jersey christian , presbyterian six president of princeton university pastor , university president , poet , hymnist 3 november 1723 1759 sarah holt -lrb- 1748 -- 1761 -rrb- kilpatrick -lrb- 1746 -- 1747 -rrb- ; jane samueldaviesofprinceton.jpg samuel davies -lrb- clergyman -rrb-
 1761 samuel davies
samuel davies -lrb- clergyman -rrb-

samuel davies -lrb- november 3 , 1723 -- february 4 , 1761 -rrb- was an evangelist and presbyterian minister .
davies ministered in hanover county from 1748-1759 , followed by a term as the fourth president of princeton university , then known as the college of new jersey , from 1759 to 1761 .
one of the first non-anglican preachers in virginia , he was a strong advocate for religious freedom , and helped to institute significant religious reforms in the colony .
davies was also a prolific writer , authoring several hymns and publishing a book of poetry .
