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title: 'Francis Alison, D.D.'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'William Buell Sprague'
date: 1858-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Colonial Presbyterian History'
- 'Church History, Autobiography, and Biography'
- 'Old Side-New Side Division'
scriptures:
- 'Romans 8'
- 'John 3'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/sprague-1858-francis-alison-d-d
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# Francis Alison, D.D.

Biography of Francis Alison (1705–1779), Irish‑born Presbyterian minister and educator who founded academies, engaged in the Old Side–New Side controversy, and was noted for piety and charity.

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