Henry Collin Minton was the chairman of Systematic Theology in the San Francisco Theological Seminary

San Francisco Theological Seminary

San Francisco Theological Seminary is a graduate school affiliated with Presbyterian Church located in San Anselmo, California. Founded in 1871, SFTS is a graduate theological institution that is focused on graduate theological education in the Reformed tradition...

 from December 2, 1891 to October 1, 1902. He then became the minister for the First Presbyterian Church

First Presbyterian Church (Trenton, New Jersey)

First Presbyterian Church is a historic church at 120 East State Street in Trenton, New Jersey.It was built in 1727. In 1902 Henry Collin Minton became pastor of the church...

 in Trenton, New Jersey

Trenton, New Jersey

Trenton is the capital of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Trenton had a population of 84,913...

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Biography

He was born in Prosperity, Pennsylvania

Prosperity, Pennsylvania

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, and attended Washington and Jefferson College, where he received his received B.A.

Bachelor of Arts

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 in 1879, his M.A.

Master of Arts (postgraduate)

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 in 1882, his D.D. in 1892, and his LL.D. in 1902. He graduated from the Western Theological Seminary

Western Theological Seminary

Western Theological Seminary is a professional and graduate school in Holland, Michigan affiliated with the Reformed Church in America....

 in 1882 and was licensed in 1881 by the Presbytery of Washington, Pennsylvania. He was ordained in June 1882 by the Presbytery of St. Paul, Minnesota. He was Pastor of the First Church of Duluth, Minnesota

Duluth, Minnesota

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 from 1882 to 1883, and Pastor-elect of Second Church, Baltimore

Baltimore

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, Maryland, in 1882. He moved to California

California

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 in 1884 and was Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, San Jose

San Jose, California

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, 1885–1891; Pastor-elect of Saint John's Church, San Francisco, 1891–1893; and Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church

First Presbyterian Church (Trenton, New Jersey)

First Presbyterian Church is a historic church at 120 East State Street in Trenton, New Jersey.It was built in 1727. In 1902 Henry Collin Minton became pastor of the church...

 in Trenton, New Jersey

Trenton, New Jersey

Trenton is the capital of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Trenton had a population of 84,913...

in 1902.