This is one of the many, many Archibald Alexanders in my family tree.  But this Archibald Alexander (1777-1851) was recognized for his accomplishments as a Presbyterian.

Archibald studied first at an academy that later became Washington & Lee University.  He was licensed to preach in 1791 and was ordained by the presbytery of Hanover in 1794.  After that, he was an itinerant pastor in a couple of Virginia counties.

In 1797, he became President of Hampton-Sydney College where he stayed until 1806.  In 1807, he became pastor of Pine Street Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia.  And in 1810, he received the Doctor of Divinity from the College of New Jersey, which later became Princeton University. 

However, Archibald is most noted as founder and first principal of Princeton Theological Seminary at Princeton University.   Beginning in 1812, he was principal and professor of theology there and he is considered the first of the great "Princeton theologians." Many of his sermons have been published.  in fact, I purchased a volume of them in a used book store years ago.

Archibald married Janetta Waddell, the daughter of another minister, James Waddell.  They had several children. Archibald is my first cousin six times removed. His father, William, was the brother of my 5th-great grandmother, Elizabeth Alexander.