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title: 'Lives in Review: Francis Landey Patton'
type: post
author: 'R. Andrew Myers'
date: 2018-01-18
url: https://confessional.org/blog/2018-lives-in-review-francis-landey-patton
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# Lives in Review: Francis Landey Patton

As President of both Princeton University and Princeton Theological Seminary, [Francis Landey Patton (1843-1932)](/authors/francis-landey-patton) served during a time of transition as many notable faculty passed away. It was Patton’s place to give funeral sermons, memorial addresses and reviews of biographies for a remarkable number of Princeton luminaries, such as Charles Hodge, A.A. Hodge, Caspar Wistar Hodge, Sr., George Tybout Purves, and B.B. Warfield. They provide a unique insight into the lives of some worthy men as seen by one who knew them all well while memories were fresh. Tour their lives through Patton’s heart-felt recollections [here](/authors/francis-landey-patton).