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Finley, Robert

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Finley, Robert (1772–1817)

US Presbyterian clergyman and educator. He served his New Jersey parish with great devotion and success. He conducted a much-admired boys' school, was trustee of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton), and was very concerned about the condition of black Americans.

Born in Princeton, New Jersey, his parish was at Basking Ridge, New Jersey. His concern for the condition of black Americans caused him to be a prime mover in the American Colonization Society. He was encouraged in this by the politician Henry Clay and President Madison. Just before his death, he was named president of the University of Georgia in recognition of this work.



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