Robert Finley
Robert Finley (1772 – November 3, 1817) was an American Presbyterian clergyman and educator who is known as one of the founders of the American Colonization Society, which established the settlement of Liberia in West Africa as a place for free African Americans.
He was a pastor for 20 years at a Presbyterian church in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, and also taught in elementary school and at a boys' academy. He served briefly as president of the University of Georgia in 1817 before his death.
Born in Princeton, New Jersey, Finley graduated at the age of 15 from the College of New Jersey (later renamed Princeton University).
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