James M. Willson

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James M. Willson (1809–1866) was born near Elizabeth, Allegheney County, Pennsylvania on November 17. He graduated from Union College in 1829. He studied theology under the direction of this father, James R. Willson, and was licensed by the Presbytery, June 5, 1834. He was ordained by the same Presbytery, and became the pastor of the First Congregation of Philadelphia on November 27, 1834. He was elected professor of theology in the Allegheny Seminary on May 31, 1859. He authored numerous pamphlets and books, including Bible Magistracy: or Christ’s Dominion over the Nations: With an Examination of the Civil Institutions of the United States and An Essay on Submission to the Powers That Be. James M. Willson died at his residence in Allegheny on August 31.

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