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HERRON, Francis, clergyman, born near Ship-pensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 28 June, 1774; died 6 December, 1860. He was of Scotch-Irish descent, was graduated at Dickinson in 1794, studied theology under Robert Cooper, and was licensed by the Carlisle presbytery in 1797. He began his work as a missionary, travelling through the backwoods of Ohio with a guide, preaching in taverns, and en-camping with the Indians. He was pastor of the Rocky Spring church from 1800 till 1811, and of the 1st Presbyterian church from 1811 till 1850. In 1827 he was moderator of the general assembly. He was influential in securing the location of the Western theological seminary at Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, and was its president from 1827 till 1860. He was a trustee of Jefferson college in 1817-'49.
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